Day 1 in the So-Called Capitol of the Free World
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After
making the decision to go forward, I looked on the Washington DC
website: (http://www.dc.gov/) for information. No information was
readily available under the "Live in DC" or "Move to DC"
categories. After a site search, and following several tangentially
related links, I found the appropriate phone number [(202)-727-4275]
for the gun registration office. Please note that, being a member of
the NRA, I already knew about DC's draconian gun laws. A resident
new to the city would not readily have found anything on DC's
official website to indicate that handguns are banned outright and
that rifles, shotguns, and ammunition had to be registered 'immediately' upon entering the District. I only found the
information through a site search when already knowing what I was
looking for.
I
called the number. No one answered. Eventually, I got a recording
that said the firearms registration office was open until 4:30
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, but on Wednesday was open
until 7pm. What luck, as today was a Wednesday, I would not have to
take off from work to go. I arrived just after 5pm to find the office
closed. I asked the guard on the way out what the real hours were. He
said they open early, but usually close up and leave by 4:30. Oh well, looks like I will have to miss some work hours. Fortunately, I'm a white collar worker, and I have the flexibility to do so. A blue collar worker would be looking at taking paid (or more likely, Unpaid) time off to exercise his second amendment right to keep arms. Please note that all private citizens are flat out denied the right to bear arms in the nation's capital. -- An Anonymous DC resident |
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