Gun Law Prevents Harm, D.C. Argues
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The District told the Supreme Court yesterday that even if the Second Amendment affords an individual right to possess firearms, the city's ban on handguns is a reasonable restriction to prevent the "tragic harms" brought by gun violence in an urban setting.
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Last night&#39;s sunset of a federal ban on some 19 military-style assault weapons is yet another sad commentary on the political powerlock that the National Rifle Association has over members of Congress.
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Private investigators hired by the city to conduct sting operations on out-of-state gun shops could be breaking the law, and the dealers they caught making illegal sales will not be prosecuted, federal officials said Thursday.
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CAPITOL HILL Despite a warning from the police chief in Washington DC about a &quot;tidal wave&quot; of weapons, the House has voted to lift a ban on handguns in the nation&#39;s capital.
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Prompted by the Virginia Tech University shootings, Congress yesterday approved legislation that would help states more quickly and accurately identify potential firearms buyers with mental health problems that disqualify them from gun ownership under federal law.
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Cleveland's mayor called on the state Monday to create a new law that would prohibit anyone under age 21 from possessing a firearm.
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Note to delegates and other convention attendees: Leave your guns at home. As New York increases security for the Republican National Convention, the event's organizers are making sure nothing's left unsaid. That's why "weapons" topped a list of prohibited items sent out in advance.
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Barack Obama says the country must do "whatever it takes" to eradicate gun violence but believes in the right to bear arms.
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Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly with a gun law after Virginia Tech's shooting, but it came too late for Northern Illinois University and it is unclear whether it would have made a difference
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By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 11--If you were to walk around the Inner Harbor firing bullets wildly into the air, would you get a ticket and have your gun handed back the next day?   No way.
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Advocates for the use of stun guns by police departments point to evidence that they are generally safe. But a recent demonstration shows otherwise.
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Despite widespread popular support, the federal law banning the sale of 19 kinds of semiautomatic assault weapons is almost certain to expire on Monday, the result
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WASHINGTON -- A ban on semiautomatic assault weapons will expire Monday, despite wide popular support and appeals from politicians, gun victims and law enforcement officials, including Seattle police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.
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No one has done the right studies to  prove whether gun ownership laws increase or decrease crime, or  whether the tens of thousands of gun deaths in the United  States each year could be prevented by gun control, a committee  of experts said on Thursday.
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Plans are under way for a scheme aimed at encouraging people to inform on others who have a gun illegally.
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The Bush administration told the Supreme Court last night that, although the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own firearms, an appeals court used the wrong standards in declaring the D.C. handgun ban unconstitutional.
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Advocates of gun rights said the decision raised the prospect of a national re-evaluation of the meaning of the Second Amendment and the rights of gun owners.