US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DC [More]
But the lead paragraphs says “possessing.”
I’m going to be working on a DC piece soon.
[Via Jess]
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Strange article. I wonder if the article is wrong, or if the statement they got from Pirro had errors in it?
This was also strange,
“The new policy also coves large-capacity magazines, but it does not apply to handguns.”
So one can “carry” or “possess” kinda sorta maybe a long gun and “large capacity” mags but not a mere pistol?
The terms flip-flop several more times down the article. Forget it, it’s the Associated Press.
If the people being confronted are out of their homes, the terms are pretty much equivalent anyway.
One yearns for politicians the Founders who could write with the clarity of the Bill of Rights instead of the “Philadelphia Lawyers” who give us things like “notwithstanding paragraph C of subsection 12.”
The thing says “keep and bear arms.” Is a handgun an “arm” or isn’t it?
A verb or an indefinite article, the English language, grammar really, is a testament to grade school children’s trials and tribulations throughout the world and their strong desire for recess and outdoor play! A case in point you’ve used before:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/an