The Washington Times reports that a bill before the DC city council would bring DC in line with the Heller decision in two major respects:
D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson says he will propose regulations Tuesday that would legalize semi-automatic handguns in the District because the stopgap legislation the council passed in response to a Supreme Court ruling “would not stand up to judicial scrutiny.” . . .
Mr. Mendelson, at-large Democrat, said the bill will refine the city’s definition of machine guns by using wording from other jurisdictions and the federal assault-weapons ban, which has since expired. The bill also will cap at 10 the number of rounds a semi-automatic gun magazine can hold. . .
Most jurisdictions and federal law generally define machine guns as those capable of firing multiple rounds with a single press of the trigger or guns that can be modified easily to do so.
The bill also will change safe-storage provisions to advisory regulations – meaning gun owners would no longer be required to keep their guns unloaded, locked up or disassembled – but will create criminal penalties for gun owners who give children access to guns.
It remains to be seen if the bill will pass. Even if it does, left unaddressed are the administrative obstacles DC has erected to legal firearm registration, and DC’s prohibition against carrying firearms outside the home.
(Via Alphecca, via Instapundit.)
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