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US court overturns DC handgun ban

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amf85

2 months ago

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Source: BBC News


June 26, 2008

A ban on handguns in Washington DC has been ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court.


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    amf85

    2 months ago

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    Figures that they would...its not as if the people who actually commit violent crimes are likely to give up guns just because their is a ban. I imagine that, knowing and dealing with personally the kind of person who commits those crimes, law enforcement would loathe their inability to carry the tools of their own defense at home.
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    Kyle

    2 months ago

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    The interesting part is that 99% of law enforcement officers strongly disagree with gun control.
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    ScoobyDoo

    2 months ago

    234 comments

    One for the gun owners.
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    amf85

    2 months ago

    290 comments

    Its a big week for the US Supreme Court it seems.

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