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  • July 2008

    • DC Still Defying Court on Guns

      Reason Magazine  |  Jul 23, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      DC Still Defying Court on Guns

      (Newser) - The District of Columbia is defying the Supreme Court with efforts to preserve the handgun ban deemed unconstitutional last month, Jacob Sullum writes in Reason . A new law changes the wording of the controversial “disassemble and trigger-lock” provision, meaning owners won’t be allowed to keep guns loaded and must wait for a “reasonably perceived threat”—a complication that could prove fatal to a homeowner under attack, Sullum notes. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • gun  • Second Amendment  • handgun  • handgun ban  • District of Columbia

    • NRA Plots Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Against Obama

      Politico  |  Jul 1, 08 11:29 AM CDT

      NRA Plots Multimillion-Dollar Campaign Against Obama

      (Newser) - The NRA has budgeted $40 million for the fall elections, with more than one-third of it set aside to spotlight Barack Obama's gun policies. The ad blitz will deny Obama the opportunity to neutralize the issue, Politico reports. A rep says the NRA will target 15 battleground states. “We look forward to showing him ‘bitter,’” he said. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Chicago  • gun  • NRA  • handgun ban

  • June 2008

    • Hairsplitting Obama Shifts to the Center

      New York Times  |  Jun 27, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      Hairsplitting Obama Shifts to the Center

      (Newser) - When the Supreme Court struck down Washington, DC's ban on handguns yesterday, Barack Obama gave the opinion a muted welcome, endorsing both the right to bear arms and anti-gun laws. Obama's measured, even tortured response—after seeming to support the ban in February—is the latest in a series of calibrated positions on hot-button issues that have seen the candidate tack to the center. The New York Times analyzes Obama's new triangulations. More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • handgun ban  • triangulation

    • Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT

      Gun Ruling Sends Chicago Mayor Into Rage

      (Newser) - Today’s Supreme Court ruling striking down a handgun ban in Washington, DC, is “a very frightening decision,” says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, vowing to fight for Chicago’s own strict gun law, which will likely now be challenged. Mayors across the country must protect their cities, Daley said, predicting that most will be outraged by the decision, the Tribune reports. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Chicago  • gun control  • Richard Daley  • handgun ban

    • Court Strikes Down DC Handgun Ban

      Associated Press  |  Jun 26, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      Court Strikes Down DC Handgun Ban

      (AP) - The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in US history. The court's 5-4 ruling strikes down the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with the Second Amendment, the AP reports. But the decision probably leaves most firearms laws intact. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • Second Amendment  • gun ban  • handgun ban

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