Reply #15: You can't handle the gun! (certainly not a loaded one)

[TPaine7]

Mayor Anthony Williams of D.C. (IIRC, the Mayor just before Fenty) took a strong position against ordinary folks having loaded guns. His spokesman, Tony Bullock, explained why the plaintiffs in the recent Parker suit (predecessor to Heller) should not be allowed functional guns in their homes:

"I think it's a real myth that people would be able to arm themselves and avoid being
shot," he said. "Chances are very good that they would accidentally shoot themselves or
that the gun would find its way into the hands of a child, which is not what we want."

Source: Jon Ward, "Residents Challenge District's Gun Ban; Say they Want Them for Defense," The Washington
Times, Feb 12 , 2003.

The good leadership of D.C. was simply trying to protect people like me and you from self-inflicted gunshot wounds and keep us from arming children. Show some gratitude!

As I explain in my open letter to Obama (link below--it was written before Heller):

It is a crime in the District of Columbia to have a gun in your home that can actually shoot bullets. Guns are
ok, as long as they are useless. In order to ensure their uselessness, they must always be unloaded. In order
to be doubly sure, they must always be disassembled or bound by a trigger lock.

Making a gun useful by assembling (or unlocking) and loading it is a crime. The excuse that you are trying
to protect your family—or repel a rapist or avoid death—will not do.

The heroic Mayor and city leadership are fighting for the common people. It's for our own good.