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DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to DC Gun Laws

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By Kevin Fayle on October 05, 2011 11:23 AM

The DC Circuit has upheld the gun laws passed by the District of Columbia after the Supreme Court struck down prior DC firearm regulations. The laws at issue in the suit imposed registration requirements and prohibited assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The court found that the laws did not violate the Second Amendment.

DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to DC Gun Laws

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