Court Report

City Seeks New Rules After D.C. Gun Ruling

WASHINGTON - Dale Metta, who manages a gun shop just outside the District of Columbia limits in Maryland, has had to turn away dozens of city residents wanting to buy handguns in recent days. Never mind that the U.S. Supreme Court just struck down Washington's 32-year-old ban on possessing handguns. "I'd like to sell anything I have," said Metta. But he won't just yet — not until the city draws up new regulations. The Supreme Court's decision June 26 rebuffed the strictest gun law in the nation. Read more...
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