Gun laws in the District of Columbia regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in Washington, D.C. A license to carry a handgun...

to challenge the gun laws in the District of Columbia. Lyon held D.C. licenses for a shotgun and a rifle, but wanted to have a handgun in his home. Dick...

Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia...

of the Bill of Rights, the guarantee of an individual right to bear arms applies to state and local gun control laws and not just federal laws. The Supreme...

and use of small arms by civilians. Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms, and have more liberal gun laws than neighboring...

In the United States, a red flag law is a gun law that permits a state court to order the temporary seizure of firearms (and other items regarded as dangerous...

This is a list of laws concerning air guns by country. Most countries have laws about air guns, but these vary widely. Often each jurisdiction has its...

Gun laws in Colorado regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Colorado in the United States. An individual's right...

reduced gun control in several steps in 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017. See Gun laws in the District of Columbia. The District reduced the cost of the permitting...

Gun laws in New York regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of New York, outside of New York City which has...

District of Columbia home rule is the District of Columbia residents' ability to govern their local affairs. As the federal capital, the Constitution grants...

Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. To legally possess...

carry laws may increase violent crime overall, while there was inconclusive evidence for the effect of shall-issue laws on all individual types of violent...

Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants...

support the liberalization of gun ownership. These groups typically disagree on the interpretation of the text, history and tradition of the laws and judicial...

the DC Police, and, colloquially, the DCPD, is the primary law enforcement agency for the District of Columbia, in the United States. With approximately...

Gun laws in South Carolina regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of South Carolina in the United States. South...

formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac...

states and the District of Columbia have laws that require background checks for some or all private sales, including sales at gun shows. In some of these...

extensively interpreted the Second Amendment until the landmark case District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008. Prior to this, a tapestry of different and sometimes...

definition in "gun-control" states). Preemption In the context of open carry: the act of a state legislature passing laws which limit or eliminate the ability...

Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of...

Post-Dispatch, September 24, 1976, p. 16A "The Case For Reforming The District of Columbia's Gun Laws". National Rifle Association. Senior Circuit Judge Silberman...

stricter gun control law; 64% of Americans support stricter gun control laws, while 36% oppose it. Besides, 54% of Americans believe that such laws will reduce...

other articles of the Bill of Rights. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court affirmed for the first time that the right belongs to...

Gun Laws Violate Rights". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2010. the 5 to 4 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller did not address the question...

of 2012, New York City, the District of Columbia, California, Maryland, and New Jersey had one-handgun-a-month laws. New York City also has this law....

federal district, and territory alcohol laws do not apply. Instead, only laws made by the federal government apply. Alcohol consumption by youth in the United...

Gun culture in the United States encompasses the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about firearms and their use by private citizens. Gun ownership in...

social-violence, and domestic violence-related. The highest rate was found in the District of Columbia (10.4 shootings per one million people), followed...