Here’s a handy pamphlet [pdf] that helps residents of the District of Columbia understand the effects of the Heller decision. They plan to begin allowing registrations on July 17th.
The parent website is inaccessible, so I can’t verify any of the specifics of the regulation. Although there are numerous and strident statements about safe storage, there appears to be no legal requirement to lock guns or keep them unloaded.
They are making the process as hard as possible, while staying within the requirements of the ruling. Applicants must:
- Be 21 years of age
- Be a DC resident
- Provide two passport pictures
- Submit fingerprints
- Pay $48.00
- Complete a “notarized firearms eligibility statement,” and
- Pass a 20-question multiple-choice test.
Oh, and the office is only open 7:00am-3:00pm during the week. Of all the impediments they’ve set up, however, the worst are the last two.