<p>In 2008, after hearing a case challenging the restrictive gun laws in Washington, D.C., the <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/supreme-court.htm#r_src=ramp">Supreme Court</a> ordered local officials to make it possible for law-abiding citizens to own a gun.</p>
<p>It was a landmark <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/second-amendment.htm#r_src=ramp">Second Amendment</a> win for gun rights advocates, but there is growing disagreement about what's happened in the wake of that ruling from the nation's highest court.</p>
<p>Emily Miller, a senior opinion editor at <em>The Washington Times</em> and also a crime victim, decided to get a gun following the Supreme Court's decision, but says she had no idea how "frustrating" it would be.</p>
<p>She began the process in October 2011, and soon found there were plenty of unexpected expenses and delays.</p>
<p>Miller had to purchase a gun in another state, and there is only one person licensed to transport it into D.C. -- at a cost of $125. There were also multiple visits to police headquarters, fingerprinting and ballistics tests.</p>
<p>In addition, Miller had to complete training with a licensed firearms instructor. There are none in D.C. It ultimately took Miller nearly five months and almost $500, plus the cost of her gun.</p>
<p>"These <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/topics/politics/gun-control.htm#r_src=ramp">gun control</a> measures are so counterproductive because they are not stopping the criminals from getting guns," Miller says, adding, "They are stopping the law-abiding people from getting guns to protect themselves."</p>
<p><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/23/gun-ownership-very-difficult-despite-supreme-court-rulings/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz1noNvBbZ4">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/23/gun-ownership-very-difficult-despite-supreme-court-rulings/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz1noNvBbZ4</a></p>