Sen. Rand Paul to Introduce Defend Our Capital Act of 2015

[Virgil]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced plans to introduce the Defend Our Capital Act of 2015 in the coming days. This legislation would remove existing restrictive firearm ownership laws in the District of Columbia, and require the District of Columbia to issue and grant reciprocity for concealed weapons permits for both residents and non-residents.

“For too long the Americans who live in and visit their nation’s capital have been prevented from defending themselves and their loved ones. No longer should our citizens have to choose between safety or visiting Washington, D.C.,” Sen. Paul said.

Top-line bullet points and background information for the Defend Our Capital Act of 2015 can be found below.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION

· Requires the District of Columbia to begin issuing concealed weapons permits for both residents and non-residents.
· Requires the District of Columbia to grant reciprocity of concealed weapons permits issued by other states and commonwealths.
· Eliminates existing District of Columbia laws that restrict firearms and ammunition ownership.
· Allows for national reciprocity of conceal and carry weapons permits between states and for carry by active duty military.
· Allows for the carrying of firearms on public, non-sensitive areas of federal property.
· Allows for the purchase of firearms across state lines.

http://www.paul.senate.gov/news/press/sen-rand-paul-to-introduce-defend-our-capital-act-of-2015

-virgil

 

[Valli6]

Being covered at Breitbart

Rand Paul Pushes ‘Defend Our Capital Act,’ Requires D.C. to Issue Concealed Weapons Permits
by ALEX SWOYER 19 Nov 2015
GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)93%
is introducing legislation to keep the people in the District of Columbia more safe, removing existing firearm ownership laws that some argue are restrictive. His legislation would also require concealed weapons permits to grant reciprocity for both residents and non-residents…
http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...requires-d-c-issue-concealed-weapons-permits/

 

[r3volution 3.0]

What's that sound?

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...RANDSLIDE!

 

[Dr. Dog]

· Allows for the purchase of firearms across state lines.

This is huge.

 

[TheNewYorker]

Another bill that won't pass.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Another bill that won't pass.

Yep. This won't resonate w/ GOP primary voters in any sense of the word. Or will it? In lieu of a neg rep, I say this is quite powerful and will score him points upon his supposedly unfavs going forward. As far as a bill that won't pass, it's political at this point yo. Rand is winning this show of arms.

 

[Cabal]

Another bill that won't pass.

Basically.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

Defend Our Capital Act, Patriot Act, Affordable Care Act...everything always has to have some sort of name that resonates with the public that would compel them to pay attention.

 

[anaconda]

Another bill that won't pass.

The point is to broadcast the possibilities for anti-establishment legislation to the voters and to expose the legislators who side with the establishment. This is potentially very powerful in getting the message out and changing peoples' minds.

 

[anaconda]

This is huge.

Agreed.

 

[specsaregood]

Another bill that won't pass.

didn't I read something about ISIS releasing a video saying they were going to launch terrorist attacks in DC? I can see how it might be hard for the establishment to pump up those terror threats while at the same time refusing to allow people to protect themselves. this is great timing for this bill.

 

[Dr. Dog]

didn't I read something about ISIS releasing a video saying they were going to launch terrorist attacks in DC?

NYC

 

[specsaregood]

NYC

I swear in an interview with Randal, the talking head specifically said "And DC"

edit: found this:
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/11/16/isis-new-video-paris-attack-washington-npw.cnn

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on a new ISIS video that warns of an attack on Washington. CNN cannot independently confirm the authenticity of the video.

 

[Feelgood]

I am guessing the 9th and 10th Amendments do not apply here?

 

[TheNewYorker]

didn't I read something about ISIS releasing a video saying they were going to launch terrorist attacks in DC? I can see how it might be hard for the establishment to pump up those terror threats while at the same time refusing to allow people to protect themselves. this is great timing for this bill.

It may pass the Senate with some luck... But king Obama will veto it.

 

[amartin315]

You would think, wouldn't you, that in the very capital of the land of the bill of rights, you would be in the one place where you'd find the most freedom to keep and bear arms, not the least, right?

 

[Mad Raven]

I get that he's trying to make a point with these doomed bills, but now I'm feeling like there can't be more than like one out of 10,000 voters who pay attention to bills that don't pass unless it's plastered all over the MSM, which it will never be. What's his strategy here? Wasn't the idea he was going to bring these up in debates and show them all to be hypocrites? He hasn't yet.