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D.C. Handgun Ban

Justices to Decide if State Gun Laws Violate Rights
The Supreme Court set up a historic decision on gun control Wednesday, saying it will rule on whether restrictive state and local laws violate the Second Amendment right to gun ownership that it recognized last year.
 
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Homicide Rates in D.C. and Other Major Cities
Despite a ban on handgun ownership passed in 1976, the District's homicide rate has remained generally higher than those of other cities.
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A History of D.C. Gun Ban
The District's gun law is among the strictest in the nation, and it has been under attack since it took effect. Here are some key dates:
Lawsuit Seeks Right to Carry Concealed Weapons in the District: Suit Seeks Right to Pack Heat in Public (Post, August 8, 2009)
 
In Gubernatorial Race, It's About Who's More Pro-Gun: Background Check Loophole Puts Fine Point on Policies (Post, July 27, 2009)
 
D.C. Expands List Of Allowed Guns To Avert Lawsuit (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
Conservative Judges Echo Sotomayor in Gun Ruling (Post, June 3, 2009)
 
D.C. Gun Exception Alarms Md. Officials: Under Amendment, City Residents Could Buy Firearms in Maryland, Virginia (Post, April 8, 2009)
 
Hard Line on Guns Could Set Back D.C. Voting Rights (By Marc Fisher, March 12, 2009)
 
Supporters Push to Save D.C. Vote Bill In U.S. House (Post, March 4, 2009)
 
Optimism In Face of D.C. Gun Hurdle: Voting Rights Backers Hopeful for Removal Of GOP Amendment (Post, February 28, 2009)
 
D.C. Voting Measure Clears The Senate: Added Gun Language Might Pose a Problem (Post, February 27, 2009)
 
Don't Look for a Last Word in America's Gun Debate (By Marc Fisher, December 7, 2008)
 
Report Links State Gun Laws To Rates of Slayings, Trafficking (Post, December 5, 2008)
 
D.C. Council Supports Gun Control Revisions: Verizon Proposal Also Gets Backing (Post, December 3, 2008)
 
Gun Sales Thriving In Uncertain Times (Post, October 27, 2008)
 
Informant Might Have Stood Among Gun Safety Activists (Post, September 28, 2008)
 
Warner, Gilmore Spar On Taxes And Partisanship (Post, September 19, 2008)
 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Limit on Gun Law Passes; Senate Vote Unlikely (Post, September 18, 2008)
 
Some Council Members Up in Arms Over Gun Bill (Post, September 18, 2008)
 
U.S. House, D.C. Council Wrestle Over Gun Control (Post, September 17, 2008)
 
D.C. Legislation Would Remove More Gun Limits: Council Vote Near on Storage, Other Rules (Post, September 13, 2008)
 
Gun Bill Dangerous, D.C. Chief Tells House (Post, September 10, 2008)
 
Gun Bill Could Strip D.C. Of Control: Congress Weighs Repealing Ban On Semiautomatics (Post, September 9, 2008)
 
Glad to Be Back and Eager To Know What's Going On (By John Kelly, August 25, 2008)
 
House Democrats Seek Less-Rigid D.C. Gun Laws: Proposal Set for Vote Would Allow Semiautomatics and Change Storage, Registration Rules (Post, August 5, 2008)
 
HANDGUN LEGISLATION: House Bill Would End D.C. Registration Rules (Post, July 30, 2008)
 
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