It took decades of activism for DC residents to even regain basic civil rights, such as the right to keep handguns in the home.
I've lived in DC since 1999. I'll be charitable and say that this comment is misleading at best. It might be very narrowly and technically correct to say that there have been "decades of activism" on the subject, but it's about on the level of that one guy who sits in a tent in front of the White House every day. The overwhelming majority of DC residents were in favor of the law.
I was attempting to introduce another, separate subject of intellectual interest to build on the conversation, not trying to provide my takeaway from this article. If my comment came across as a callous attempt to make the topic about the subjective happiness of the privileged rather than the objective disadvantages of those in need, it was not my intention. I'm sorry for my inappropriateness.
I did not think my takeaway from this article added to the conversation. Since I've been prompted for it, all I can say about the situation is that I'm appalled by income inequality and an apparent lack of empathy, but I don't know enough about the subjects of this article, or the people examining the article's subjects, to pass judgement. I can only empathize.
