The So-Called Capitol of the Free World

For some time now I have been following the Seegars v Ashcroft and Parker v DC cases. I've been following them because they are important cases to 2nd Amendment law. Our nation's capital ignores the 2nd Amendment and purports to ban handguns entirely, while permitting long guns to be owned and possessed only in non-functional condition (disassembled or trigger-locked) with no exceptions for self-defense use. That's enough to get anyone who believes in gun rights up in arms, and it's all that most people know about gun ownership in DC. And for the most part, it's all they need to know; for some strange reason, gun rights folks tend not to live in DC. (Gee, I can't imagine why...)

But just knowing the bare facts is not enough. The sickness in DC has penetrated much deeper than that.

I don't live in DC. I can't give you the firsthand perspective on what it is like to be a gun owner in America's gun control paradise. But thanks to the power of the Internet, and the kindness of strangers, I have a blogspondent who can. Please welcome Anonymous, who brings us The So-Called Capitol of the Free World.

Posted on 2005-03-20 13:19:24.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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