Two high-profile Republicans in Congress, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), have introduced legislation that would undo the District’s gun laws, which are among the strictest in the nation.
If embraced by Republican leaders of the House and Senate, the legislation could force a Second Amendment showdown with President Obama just two years after he failed an attempt to win stricter gun control laws nationwide.
For the District, the legislation could amount to the most serious challenge to local governance in years. For three decades, the District’s liberal Democratic leadership prohibited any gun ownership in the city. The Supreme Court struck down that law in 2008.
Rubio, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said the legislation is necessary to protect a fundamental right that all Americans should have — including residents of the nation’s capital.
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“In order to achieve the American Dream, people need to be able to live in safe communities and be able to protect themselves, their families and their properties from danger,” Rubio said. “For years, the District of Columbia has infringed on its residents’ Second Amendment rights and rendered them vulnerable to criminals who could care less what the gun laws are.”
Jordan, the Ohio representative, said the bill would make the District a safer place for law-abiding citizens and “restore the original intent of the Second Amendment to our nation’s capital.”Read the rest of the story HERE.
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