The District’s gun laws are among the strictest in the country, and they have long been a target for conservative activists who tend not to live in the city but are still rankled by restrictions enacted by locally elected officials.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday offered an amendment that would prevent the city from spending funds to enforce local gun laws, including registration and education requirements for gun owners, bans on “assault”-type rifles and high-capacity magazines, and strict limits on carrying guns outside the home.
The Republican-controlled House approved the amendment and then the underlying appropriations bill, which includes the District budget. Whether the bill’s provisions become law will be subject to negotiation with Senate Democrats in the coming months.
