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    Norton: Mass Shootings Could Come to DC

    imported post What? Could come? Does she watch the freaking news for her own city?? What color is the sky on her planet?? http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Norton-Mass-Shootings-Could-Come-to-DC.html Norton: Mass Shootings Could Come to DC Voting rights bill runs into trouble By JIM...
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    Gun Owner = No Knock Warrant

    imported post So...being a lawful gun owner (a search of public Md Court records revealed no criminal record on the homeowner - http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp) automatically equals justification for a no-knock warrant? Maryland residents cannot lawfully protect...
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    Shots Fired

    imported post I had to work late this evening for a bit of network maintenance. Not a big deal, that’s the IT field for ya. Anyways, as I’m leaving Arlington around 7:40PM, I figure at least I don’t have to worry about traffic, just the drizzling rain on the way home to Maryland. I make it...
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    House Seeks to End DC Gun Measures

    imported post Well, I guess better late than never...they've had the power to do this for the past 30-some years...why now? House Seeks To End DC Gun Measures WASHINGTON -- House leaders have agreed to allow a vote next month on a bill that would end local handgun control in the District of...
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    4 Teens Accused Of Beating, Robbing Man In Mall Parking Lot

    imported post Maybe the thugs in Maryland are running out of people to rob and shoot in the Maryland suburbs since the law-abiding folks have to hide in their homes (only place to legally possess the means of self-defense for "regular" citizens). Ido apologize thatthe sorry state of affairs is...
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    Registration Requirements

    imported post There are a few “interesting” requirements, (I swear, I didn’t make this stuff up…I have a sense of humor, but I’m not that funny): - Not appear to suffer from a physical defect which would make it unsafe for him to possess and use a firearm safely and responsibly. - Pass a...
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    Revolvers Only Please

    imported post Watching news reports and reading articles online, I have heard the D.C. Mayor, the MPDP chief of police, and their interim Attorney General stating and being quoted as saying that automatic and semi-automatic handguns CANNOT be registered (still banned). I merely assumed that...
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    AFFIRMED!

    imported post D.C. vs. Heller decision released. D.C. gun ban is unconstitutional (duh). PDF of the decision to be posted shortly... Link to the PDF of the decision (157 pages): http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-290.pdf PDF attached in case link goes down:
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    More Guns equals less crime...right?

    imported post D.C. Police To Give Officers Assault Rifles POSTED: 9:52 am EDT May 8, 2008 UPDATED: 10:06 am EDT May 8, 2008 WASHINGTON -- The D.C. police department plans to give patrol officers assault rifles to protect them against criminals with high-powered weapons. Assistant Police...
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    Gun Cameras in DC?!

    imported post Bill Would Require D.C. Police Guns To Have Cameras Cameras Would Record How Weapons Are Used POSTED: 4:43 pm EDT May 6, 2008 UPDATED: 5:24 pm EDT May 6, 2008 WASHINGTON -- A bill under consideration by the D.C. Council would require police service revolvers to have miniature...
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    D.C. Gun Free Zone - Recent Results

    imported post And I probably missed quite a few... March 11th - Man Shot, Killed During Apparent Robbery In NW http://www.nbc4.com/news/15561613/detail.html March 18th - Boy, 15, Shot To Death In Fort Lincoln Neighborhood http://www.nbc4.com/news/15627978/detail.html March 18th - Man Robbed...
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    Another Victim in D.C.

    imported post Just days away from the Supreme Court telling the city it's time for the ban to go...I suppose the bad guys in D.C. have to get all the robberies out of their systems before folks in D.C. have the opportunity to fight back... Man Shot, Killed During Apparent Robbery In NW Police...
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    Opened carried tonight...

    imported post I went to the mall tonight and stopped for a bite to eat in the food court. I was in the food court for about 30 minutes without being approached, verbally berated, and I did not notice anyone with bug eyes. I openly carried my XD .45 on my hip without incident. It felt great...
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    Va. Joins 30 States In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban

    imported post Does this mean that D.C. could actually be wrong after all these years?! It's kind of ironic I can carry in just over 30 states, but not D.C. Coincidence...I think not. Va. Joins 30 States In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia has joined 30 states in opposing the...
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    Members Of Congress Sign Brief Opposing D.C. Gun Ban

    imported post This kind of stuff gives me some hope :lol: Members Of Congress Sign Brief Opposing D.C. Gun Ban WASHINGTON -- Fifty-five U.S. senators and 250 representatives have signed a legal brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down D.C.'s gun ban. They want the court to make it...
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