Jacob Sullum of Townhall.com provides readers with a better definition of “reasonably perceived threat”, that collect-all ignorant statement included in the “new” gun laws passed by the District of Columbia’s city council in order to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia vs. Heller.
Much hinges on what counts as a “reasonably perceived threat.” If you’re awakened in the middle of the night by a crash, may you carry a loaded gun with you as you investigate? Evidently not. The Washington Post reports that D.C.’s acting attorney general, Peter Nickles, “said residents could neither keep their guns loaded in anticipation of a problem nor search for an intruder on their property.” According to Nickles, if you see an armed criminal charging your home, or in the event of “an actual threat by somebody you believe is out to hurt you,” you’re allowed to get your gun, unlock it and load it.
What an insult to the Supreme Court and especially to the people of the District when the Mayor made this dictatorial statement.
“I am pretty confident that the people of the District of Columbia want me to err in the direction of trying to restrict guns,” [said] D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty
The sheeple should line up by the “great one” the “all-knowing” mayor and do as he says!
Tom Remington
