Wow, I'm somewhat surprised anyone would be that excited about a court ruling only affecting a place you don't even live in. The people of DC decided they didn't want guns in their city, and it was overturned by the
HEAVILY conservative DC court of appeals.
This neatly brings me on to the issue of whether or not the District should be given at least quasi-state status, if nothing else for fairness sake. The US congress has far reaching powers into their governance, despite the fact that they do not have
any voting representatives in either the house or the senate. I say they should be given 2 senators and a fair apportionment of congressmen, and that the Mayor of DC should have powers approximating a governor. What does everyone else think?
BTW, if you have never been to DC, they are very aware of their unusual status. Here's what their license plates look like:
