Disarmament controversy.On September 18, in the wake of increasing congressional support for legislation seeking repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal of many of the District of Columbia's draconian dra·co·ni·an adj. Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts. [After Draco. domestic disarmament disarmament Reduction in armaments by one or more nations. Arms reductions may be imposed by a war's victors on the defeated (as happened after Germany's defeat in World War I). statutes, the notoriously anti-gun Washington Post editorialized against the move, claiming that it would amount to a virtual "human hunting license." Somewhat ironically, that day the Post also published a letter indicating why such legislation is needed. District resident Tony Snesko described what happened one day when, shortly after midnight, he and his wife were awakened a·wak·en tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English by pounding at their front door. He said, "When I went to the window, I saw a large man trying to kick down our door. I warned him to stop, but he started swearing, insisting that I give him money. He then started kicking the door again." Mr. Snesko called 911, but was put on hold. "I waited for about 30 seconds," he said, "and then realized that the man at my front door probably would be inside before the 911 operator answered. Despite the D.C. gun laws, I have a gun for just such a situation." Retrieving the gun from his closet, he "went to the window and pointed it at the man. I warned him that I would shoot if he came through my door. He stopped kicking and ran away." "It is absurd," Snesko contends, "for Washington to outlaw guns [since] it guarantees that only outlaws will have guns." Citizens should, he rightly believes, be allowed to protect themselves. He added, "[A]s a homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. detective once told me when I confessed to keeping a gun, 'I would rather be judged by 12 of my peers than carried out by six of my friends.'" On September 29, the House handily hand·i·ly adv. 1. In an easy manner. 2. In a convenient manner. Adv. 1. handily - in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" conveniently 2. (250 to 171) approved H.R. 3193, which would, among other things, repeal the district's registration requirement for possessing firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
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