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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
it was indeed clear. DC is only trying to muddy the waters and delay things as long as possible, while making it seem dangerous for residents to register semi-autos (they are still 'illegal'), well, they are going to get smacked. The courts ruling was very clear.
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I dont think it was clear at all.
Scalia, writing for the majority, said: "The Constitution leaves the District of Columbia a variety of tools for combating that problem (guns and crime), including some measures regulating handguns."
The DC city attorney has determined that it is with the city's purview to classify semi-autos as something other than a handgun for purposes of regulation. It may very well go back to the courts.