Tell me this isn’t news:

Former D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey is shifting his position on Washington’s 31-year ban on handgun ownership as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the issue.

Ramsey says there needs to be reasonable control over guns, but he says handgun registration can provide that control.

I should qualify that “tell me this isn’t news” comment a bit. It might be newsworthy, but I doubt we’ll be seeing much about it in the actual news. This doesn’t fit the profile.

You can bet that if it were a former pro-gun lobbyist changing his tune to embrace the gun ban, it would be plastered all over the place. Like when former military officers and soldiers speak out against the military campaign in Iraq. Headline city.

Ramsey will be taking over the top slot in the Philadelphia Police Department next month.

I found this direct quote at WTOP News:

“If we’re going to outlaw something then certainly your assault weapons and more dangerous weapons ought to be totally banned.”

He can’t mean assault rifles, of course, because they are already banned nationwide. And the “more dangerous guns” part is confusing. Define “more dangerous”. Is that based on caliber? Does that mean your .30-06 deer rifle should be banned?

It would be interesting to know exactly what Ramsey meant.

Tags: DC

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