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"Fifth District Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., D-Rocky Mount, is proposing
a repeal of the District of Columbia's 23-year ban on firearms" (Bob
Gibson, The Daily Progress, June 17, 1999).
"Goode, 52, said he believes any resident or business owner
in Washington with no criminal record should be able to own a gun"(Bob
Gibson, The Daily Progress, June 17, 1999).
"He said he proposed an amendment to a juvenile crime bill that
would restore Washington's registration and licensing of firearms as they
existed prior to Sept. 24, 1976"(Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress,
June 17,1999).
"Goode said he thought of the measure after hearing from Virginians
upset that they could not possess a gun in Washington, even if they carried
a concealed weapons permit in Virginia" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress,
June 17,1999).
"Goode said that he does not know whether the National Rifle
Association would support his amendment. He said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.,
is sponsoring an amendment that would allow gun ownership in Washington
without any registration" (Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, June
17,1999).
"District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat,
plans to lead party opposition to the amendment during the floor debate"(Bob
Gibson, The Daily Progress, June 17,1999).
"The District made possession of handguns illegal after Sept.
24, 1976, granting exemptions to police officers, security guards, retired
law enforcement agents and residents who already owned legally register
guns. The city made possession of an illegal weapon a felony in June 1994"
(Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post, June 17, 1999).
"'The Goode amendment would convert
a compact city full of crime into open territory for guns as if this were
the far West, where hunting is fair game,' Norton said" (Bob
Gibson, The Daily Progress, June 17,1999).
"She said she asked Goode and Hunter
to withdraw their amendments, but received no promises"(Bob
Gibson, The Daily Progress, June 17,1999).
"She called their legislation 'one of the worst attacks on self-government
since the Home Rule Act was enacted' and said Goode's measure 'is ironic
because Virginia leads all other states in gun running into the district'"
(Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress, June 17,1999).
"About 23 percent of the guns used in D.C. crimes are purchase
in Virginia, while 20 percent are purchased in Maryland. 'Virginia,' she
said, 'is more responsible than any other state for the carnage in this
city'" (Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post, June 17, 1999).
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