Crime Data Underscore Limits Of D.C. Gun Ban's Effectiveness

Three decades ago, at the dawn of municipal self-government in the District, the city's first elected mayor and council enacted one of the country's toughest gun-control measures, a ban on handgun ownership that opponents have long said violates the Second Amendment.
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Paul Duggan

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