Registering a gun in the District could soon become a whole lot easier.

The D.C. Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to an amendment package that eliminates a slew of prerequisites to getting a firearm approved and logged in to the Metropolitan Police Department’s tracking system. The Firearms Amendment Act of 2012 is expected to pass when the council takes it up again in April.

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