Posts Tagged ‘gun laws’

30 Years of City Paper: ‘How the Gun Lobby Shot Down D.C.’s Congressional Vote’

The Post reports today that a federal appeals court has backed several of the District's gun laws which came into question after the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision. This is the second time the District's gun laws have been deemed appropriate under the Supreme Court decision.
A three-judge panel ruled in a 2-to-1 decision that gun [...]

Dear VRE: Thanks for Letting Us Bring Our Guns on the Train

Dear Virginia Railway Express Operations Board: I don't live in Virginia, and I don't take the VRE in to the District each day, but I sure wish I did, because of the enhanced service you have decided to offer: Riders can now carry firearms and concealed weapons on the train!

It’s All About The Guns

So yesterday, the Senate passed a bill that would give us a vote in the House. Real Representation. But there's a catch—a gun amendment that would strip the District of its gun laws. The Post writes:
"Some D.C. officials said it was ironic that the Senate bill granted the city full representation in the House while [...]