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23 Oct ’14 - 9:13 am

what a bunch of crap, they will just keep dragging this out

The District’s newly minted concealed carry laws require gun owners seeking permits to complete 18 hours of firearms training.

One problem: As of Wednesday, the day before a court-ordered deadline for the permitting process to begin, no instructors had been approved to teach the compulsory course.

The disparity is emblematic of the city’s reluctant scramble to comply with the July order that overturned the District’s ban on carrying handguns in public.

The Metropolitan Police Department, working off legislation adopted by D.C. lawmakers last month, released the concealed carry applications on its website at about 7 p.m. Wednesday — hours before the stay of U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr.’s order was set to expire.

The regulations firm up the details of the application process, including establishing a $75 cost to apply for a permit.

But it’s unlikely anyone will be walking out of police headquarters with the license anytime soon.

Police officials said a solicitation to firearms instructors was not issued until Monday for the course, which involves 16 hours of classroom safety training and two hours of proficiency training on the gun range.

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25 Oct ’14 - 11:39 am

18 hours of firearms training??????

umm wtf?

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26 Oct ’14 - 10:34 am

yeah, and they have only 45 days to complete that training, but this really ticks me off

The training class would not be required until Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier decides whether a legal gun owner has demonstrated a “good reason” to carry a firearm.

how about the second amendment right you knucklehead?!?!

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26 Oct ’14 - 7:14 pm

KVR said
yeah, and they have only 45 days to complete that training, but this really ticks me off

The training class would not be required until Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier decides whether a legal gun owner has demonstrated a “good reason” to carry a firearm.

how about the second amendment right you knucklehead?!?!

Unfortunately, that's the way it is here in Maryland too. You have to be a business owner and demonstrate that you handle large amounts of cash or have documented reason to be in fear of your life. And technically, if you're a business owner with a permit and you're outside of business duties, you can't carry. That was a big reason why I never pursued getting mine, even when I had my business. I was afraid of being persecuted and prosecuted by the cops if they wanted to be a-holes.

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23 Nov ’15 - 9:50 am

lol classic, would work if you allowed people to carry!

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26 Nov ’15 - 9:02 am

District Mayor Muriel Bowser said that she does not favor changing Washington's strict gun control laws to let people defend themselves from an "active shooter" because "I don't like guns."

Bowser, at a Monday press conference, told WMAL anchor/reporter Steve Burns that guns are not the answer to new comments from District Police Chief Cathy Lanier that those facing an "active shooter" should "take the gunman out."

Since Lanier, appearing on the CBS magazine show 60 Minutes, didn't say exactly how District residents with limited access to guns should do that, Burns asked if gun laws should be changed.

Bowser said that she is not satisfied with the District's gun laws, but doesn't want them loosened. "I don't like guns," she said as the press conference with local business leaders erupted in applause.

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