D.C.'s Evolving Gun Laws
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:15 am
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D.C.'s Evolving Gun Laws
Brian Doherty | December 3, 2008, 12:55pm
The D.C. City Council continues its herky-jerky reactions to the Supreme Court's Heller decision overturning its ban on usable guns in the home. Back in September, it finally gave in and obeyed the spirit of the Supreme Court decision and finally allowed even semiautomatic handguns to be registered, and even loaded.
Yesterday, as the Washington Post reports, the D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to legislation that would require gun owners to renew their registrations every three years and to notify police annually whether they still own guns.
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