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(Editor's Note: Follow WTOP's Mark Segraves as he attempts to register for a gun license and buy a firearm. Scroll down to read the rest of his blog.) Despite the fact that they're now legal to own, getting a handgun in the District is going to be impossible -- at least for a while. But this reporter is going to try. At 7 a.m. Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department will open its doors at Headquarters and begin taking applications for permits. If you already own an illegal handgun, you're in luck. Because of the 90 day amnesty program, you can...

A Washington-based non-profit group called Americans for Gun Safety claims to take the middle ground on gun ownership. I question its neutrality. As a hunter, target-shooter and gun owner, I've been courted in the past by groups that claimed common-sense positions on firearms. These champions of "responsible use" recruit membership and money from both sides but typically lean hard to one side. At its Web site, AGS says it is "bringing a new voice to the debate over guns and gun safety, which for too long has been dominated by the far left and far right. Through legislative measures and...

URGENT ALERT On Tuesday, July 2nd, the city of Temple City will be voting on a variance to allow"Lock, Stock and Barrel Gun Store", which is currently being forced out of its 36 year location in San Gabriel, to relocate to a shopping area not currently zoned for FFL dealers. Ms. Donna Herrick, the store's 70+ year old owner, is running out of options as she has just a few short weeks to relocate. If she doesn't land in Temple City, the only receptive area where rent is reasonably priced, she will be forced to close her doors. Those of...