D.C. Wire Archive: Gun Ban Case
Gray reacts to Post article on guns
At a news conference Tuesday, Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) recalled how his older brother accidentally fired their father's gun while cleaning it when they were children -- a near miss that helped shape his support of gun-control laws.
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Nikita Stewart
| February 8, 2011; 1:48 PM ET |
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McCain, Tester plan Senate bill to repeal most D.C. gun laws
Two U.S. senators plan to introduce legislation Tuesday that would repeal most of the District's gun laws and restrict the D.C. Council from regulating firearms. The bill comes one week after District officials dropped efforts to secure a voting member in the House because of similar pro-gun language attached to...
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Ann E. Marimow
| April 27, 2010; 3:01 PM ET |
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Gray, Evans say Arenas's errors harm city's youths
Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames. District leaders reacted to the Arenas saga after announcing the finalization of a deal for the city to buy three properties owned by the financially-troubled Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington to ensure that programs continue. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) would not comment...
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Christopher Dean Hopkins
| January 7, 2010; 2:42 PM ET |
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Nickles Responds to Gun Suit
Attorney General Peter Nickles has filed a formal response to a lawsuit in which four gun rights activists argue they should be allowed to carry loaded handguns on the streets of the District. The individuals, backed by the Second Amendment Foundation, filed their suit last month in federal court. In...
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Anne Bartlett
| September 10, 2009; 12:05 PM ET |
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Crime and Public Safety, Gun Ban Case, Tim Craig
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Poll: Is Fenty Right on Gun Amendment?
Washington mayor Adrian Fenty says District residents want a voice in the House, even if the city loses control of its gun laws in gaining it. Do you agree?...
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Christopher Dean Hopkins
| March 20, 2009; 10:24 AM ET |
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Giving Up Gun Laws For Voting Rights?
The D.C. Council will hold a special legislative meeting today to approve a resolution that will declare the council's opposition to an amendment attached to the District voting rights bill by Senate Republicans that would significantly loosen the city's gun laws. The amendment would prohibit the District from enacting laws...
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Nikita R Stewart
| March 3, 2009; 11:33 AM ET |
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