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OpenCarry.org - Discussion Forum > Stories From The States > District of Columbia > Examiner.com: New DC Law Suit Filed over rejection of gun based on color of gun
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| OpenCarry.org - Discussion Forum > Stories From The States > District of Columbia > Examiner.com: New DC Law Suit Filed over rejection of gun based on color of gun
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Mike Super Moderator
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Please click and DIGG! http://www.examiner.com/x-2782-DC-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Federal-law-suit-filed-after-DC-refuses-to-register-handgun-because-its-the-wrong-color |
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trailblazer2003 Regular Member
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Oh NO! Not a bi-tone pistol! They're the really bad ones!! Yeah, I can't for any reason see why DC shouldn't have representation in Congress. When will the madness stop? |
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CrossFire Founder's Club Member 
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trailblazer2003 wrote: Oh NO! Not a bi-tone pistol! They're the really bad ones!! Thats why all my pistols are either solid black stainless. I have always heard that thos evil bi-tones were just to unpredictable prone to extreme violence.  |
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Shotgun Founder's Club Member 
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I am certain that the color of the gun comes under that heading of "commonsense gun laws" that we hear so much about. I have a dream that my four Glocks will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their Tenifer... |
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cato Regular Member 
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Shotgun wrote: I am certain that the color of the gun comes under that heading of "commonsense gun laws" that we hear so much about. I can't wait to see Paul Helmke explain away that one.  photo by oleg volk: Attached Image (viewed 973 times): |
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OC4me Regular Member
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I really like this lawsuit. Not only will this case dispose of the 'copycat' DC restrictions, but such a ruling in DC will make the 'original' California law presumptively unconstitutional (not that it isn't already obvious). Last edited on Tue Mar 10th, 2009 03:39 am by OC4me |
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Mike Super Moderator
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And this great summary from the Post: -- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030903240.html?sub=AR U.S. DISTRICT COURT Handgun's Color Leads to Lawsuit By Martin WeilWashington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, March 10, 2009; Page B04 A D.C. woman filed suit in U.S. District Court yesterday, claiming that the city would not let her register a pistol because of its color. Tracey A. Hanson argued that her application to register a .45-caliber semiautomatic was denied because the gun is not on the California Safe Handgun Roster, which is the standard in the city. Hanson tried to register a two-tone, stainless steel/black pistol, according to the suit. But the list has that model in olive drab green, dark earth or black, not in two-tone, stainless/black, the suit asserts. Hanson said rejection for that reason "seemed so arbitrary." The lawsuit, which lists Hanson and two other people as plaintiffs, was filed by Alan Gura, who argued the Supreme Court case that overturned the city's handgun ban. Arbitrary requirements bring "nonsensical results," Gura said. The suit asks that the city be barred from enforcing gun regulations based on the California list. Peter Nickles, the city's attorney general, said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not discuss its details. But he said he is confident that the D.C. regulations are "completely appropriate" under the Second Amendment. |
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Mike Super Moderator
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And this: -- http://www.dcexaminer.com/local/40983407.html D.C. rejects woman’s handgun over color By Scott McCabe Examiner Staff Writer 3/9/09 A D.C. woman claims she was banned from registering her .45-caliber handgun in the District because the weapon was “the wrong color.” Tracey Ambeau Hanson was one of three city residents who filed a lawsuit against the District on Monday that challenges a city handgun regulation prohibiting handguns not on a list of handguns approved by the state of California. The trio is being represented by Alan Gura, the Alexandria attorney who successfully argued the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned the District’s 32-year ban on handguns. According to Gura, the District bases its list of approved handguns on the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale. Hanson’s Springfield XD-45 was on the government’s approved roster of guns, but hers was black and silver, the attorney said. The law only permits that Springfield model if it’s one of the approved colors: black, green or brown, Gura said. "[H]er bitone version is supposedly 'unsafe.’ ” Hanson said she just wants be able to own a handgun without interference from the D.C. government. "Do we really need a gun-fashion police?” she asked. District officials did not immediately respond Monday to requests for comment. Another plaintiff had her gun application denied because its manufacturer had not paid a fee to California to keep the gun on the California gun roster. In June, the Supreme Court tossed the District’s ban on handguns, holding for the first time that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to self-defense and gun ownership. In the wake of that ruling, the District enacted new regulations for gun ownership. The District requires firearms owners to renew their registrations every three years, take a safety course and undergo a background check every six years. |
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romma Regular Member 
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Those blatant Gun Racists!! I dream of a day where a gun will not be judged by the color of it's slide and frame, but by the content of it's caliber... |
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darthmord Regular Member 
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Gun fashion police... seriously? They really want to go there? |
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SFCRetired Regular Member 
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darthmord wrote: Gun fashion police... seriously? They really want to go there? I can just hear it now, "Oh, dahling, did you see her?! Her shoes, purse, and pistol so did not match!!" Just out of curiosity, does anyone else get the impression that the inmates are now running the asylum? |
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Doug Huffman Regular Member 
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SFCRetired wrote: does anyone else get the impression that the inmates are now running the asylum?The rule of fool by fools that is democracy? |
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TFred Regular Member
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So what are you supposed to do with your "un-registerable" gun? Sell it on the street? TFred |
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wylde007 Regular Member 
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TFred wrote: So what are you supposed to do with your "un-registerable" gun? Sell it on the street?Practice random individual sovereignty and senseless acts of liberty. |
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Mike Super Moderator
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And now AP: http://wtop.com/?nid=596&sid=1620534 Woman claims gun denied in D.C. because of color March 10, 2009 - 4:11pm WASHINGTON - A D.C. woman has sued the city, claiming officials would not let her register a handgun because of its color. According to the suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court, Tracey Hanson tried to register a two-tone, stainless steel and black pistol. But the .45-caliber semiautomatic was denied because it doesn't appear on the California Safe Handgun Roster. The roster only lists that model in olive drab green, dark earth or black. The lawsuit was filed by Alan Gura, who argued the Supreme Court case that overturned D.C.'s handgun ban. The suit, which also lists two other plaintiffs, asks that D.C. be prohibited from enforcing gun regulations based on the California list. City officials said they had not seen the lawsuit and could not discuss it. |
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Doug Huffman Regular Member
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wylde007 wrote:Practice random individual sovereignty and senseless acts of liberty.Here's a motto, a good one that we can live with. |
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Bullbuster Regular Member 
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I bet Abe Lincoln and MLK are rolling over in their graves at the blatant racial prejudice over the color of ones gun. May be that could be a new saying for us "Judge me for who I am and not the color of my gun". This case is so ridicules that any right minded judge would stop and ask what is wrong with these people. But we are talking about DC officials so who knows. They may find that the paper the lawsuit is written on is of the wrong paper quality and toss it out. |
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Cowboy_Rick Regular Member
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They should all be found to be in "Contempt of Court" and sequestered until the Judge is ready to confer with them on this matter. Last edited on Wed Mar 11th, 2009 06:48 am by Cowboy_Rick |
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Riana Regular Member 
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darthmord wrote: Gun fashion police... seriously? They really want to go there? Well, we are talking about Kalifornia, right? Does this truly surprise you? |
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JoeSparky Centurion Member 
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Riana wrote: darthmord wrote:Gun fashion police... seriously? They really want to go there? No, we are talking about Washinton D.C. making some weasley piece of no good legistlation that lets Kalifornia determine what guns are legal in Washington DC. My apologies to any weasles offended by my characterization. JoeSparky |
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PA-Carry Regular Member 
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trailblazer2003 wrote: OT: It is unconstitutional. |
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crazydude6030 Regular Member
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CrossFire wrote: trailblazer2003 wrote:Oh NO! Not a bi-tone pistol! They're the really bad ones!! Its true, just the other day my bi-tone jumped out and slapped me in the face. |
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Striketeam491 Regular Member 
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Mi Niece has a Glock in Hot Pink, Anyone know if it's one of the bad ones? |
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trailblazer2003 Regular Member
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Striketeam491 wrote: Mi Niece has a Glock in Hot Pink, Anyone know if it's one of the bad ones? Not sure but thought I saw somewhere only black, brown and possibly green. Those hot pink ones sound very dangerous. |
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Alexcabbie Regular Member 
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Maybe a unit of the Virginia Militia ought to ride into DC and take over the local government by main force of arms. On the other hand, hell no. Just keep them on their side of the Potomac and I'm a happy camper. |
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Mack 12ga. Regular Member 
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I AM SORRY, AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE ? YOU ARE ALL WORRIED ABOUT HOW THIS LADY'S GUN LOOKS AND THE CITY WONT LET HERE REGISTER IT ? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL THINKING OF ????  SHOULDN'T WE BE MORE CONCERNED WITH THE " REGISTRATION " OF HER GUN, WE SHOULD ALL BE SCREAMING ABOUT THIS LADY " REGISTERING " THE GUN. Don't mean to yell but this is not what we should be concerned with it should be that she even has to register at all. Or am I way off base here. |
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romma Regular Member
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Hey There Mack 12ga., You are off base somewhat... While to most of us it is obvious that she can't register the gun, the point we have been making is that DC is using the "color" of the gun as the excuse to not let her register it. And not just hers, anybody that has a gun that the government can find a loophole to not let them register said gun, then they are being infringed on... To summarize: We are mocking the ludicrousness of D.C. and their extreme silliness. |
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Alexcabbie Regular Member
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D.C. Chieftess of Police Kathy Lanier said (in re the voting rep / gun law repeal thing ) "Yes we want our vote, but we want our independence too" Well I bet they do. How convenient to be able to vote on matters like how much money you get from the public coffer and yet be able to act like a banana republic as far as governing the people within your borders goes. D.C. Voting in Congress?? In a pig's eye. "Home Rule" should be ripped away and the old "three commissioners" form of government put back in place. The things the D.C. government has done since 1974 have had a negative effect on our national political life and it is just too bad I cannot go into this uin detail here. The damned city is run like a particularly tyrannical condo association. No gravel driveways, no flagpoles over 5 feet, no purple shutters and guns must b e of an approved color???  Words utterly fail me. |
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Striketeam491 Regular Member
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C'mon people what do you expect from a city that can't even rid itself of the crack smokin, whore chasing, ex-mayor, now councilman Marion Barry. |
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Mack 12ga. Regular Member
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Disregard last massage |
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gotsig Regular Member 
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Just curious does anyone have any updates on this lawsuit? Sempr Fi |
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Sonora Rebel Regular Member 
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The lunatics do in fact run the asylum that is DC. Those pracing perfumed posers who pretent to know everything and comprehend nothing. This is what my nation has come to? 'Shall Not Be Infringed' is beyond their imbicilic grasp. Depose them all! |
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