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Gun Control & RKBA

TeddyR

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7. I stand corrected

Reply to jimmy the one (Reply #5)

Tue May 31, 2016, 07:57 PM

May 2016

Assuming DC always permitted citizens to own rifles and shotguns, how many of those weapons were used in crimes? As someone who works in DC and follows the news, I can't think of a single murder using long guns in the city. Lots of murders with handguns, even though DC is supposedly a handgun free zone.

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Appeals court halts U.S. judge’s order banning aspect of D.C. gun enforcement [View all] SecularMotion May 2016 OP

Too cute by half. beevul May 2016 #1

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has long genuflected to government powers: friendly_iconoclast May 2016 #2

"collaboration," except when it comes to guns. Eleanors38 May 2016 #6

DC has one of the highest TeddyR May 2016 #3

bull poo that DC disallowed guns prior to heller jimmy the one May 2016 #5

I stand corrected TeddyR May 2016 #7

Well you are probably closer to being right than wrong... Kang Colby May 2016 #8

To follow up having read your post again TeddyR Jun 2016 #9

Here's the key statistic from the factcheck article you linked to TeddyR Jun 2016 #10

I wonder how many other rights sarisataka May 2016 #4