The U.S. House of Representatives voted last week to approve the “Second Amendment Enforcement Act” 266-152. The Act, passed as an amendment to H.R. 6842, will overturn the District of Columbia’s gun-control restrictions that defy the recent Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.
A bi-partisan group of Congressmen introduced legislation this summer to force the D.C. Council into compliance with the Supreme Court after the council enacted ’emergency’ gun-control restrictions on its residents after D.C.’s gun ban and self-defense ban were overturned.
The Second Amendment Enforcement Act will:
Repeal the District’s ban on semi-automatic handguns.
Repeal the requirement that firearms be disassembled or secured with a trigger lock in the home.
Reform the current D.C. registration system that requires multiple visits to police headquarters; ballistics testing; passing a written test on D.C. gun laws; fingerprinting; and limiting registration to one handgun per 90 days.
Create a limited exemption to the federal ban on interstate handgun sales by allowing D.C. residents to purchase handguns in Virginia and Maryland. A 40-year old federal law prohibits residents from purchasing handguns outside of the District.
