The Case For Repealing DC's Gun Laws
"D.C.'s homicide rate has soared since the city banned handguns in 1976...
The District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in the U.S. that prohibits keeping firearms in an operable condition at home, for defense against criminal attack...
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled that the city's police department is "not generally liable to victims of violent criminal acts for failure to provide adequate police protection. . . ." (Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d 1, 1981)...
Since D.C. imposed its handgun ban, 29 states have adopted laws to allow citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. Today, 38 states have Right-to-Carry laws. States with those laws have seen crime decrease, and they have lower overall violent crime rates compared to other states."
The District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in the U.S. that prohibits keeping firearms in an operable condition at home, for defense against criminal attack...
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled that the city's police department is "not generally liable to victims of violent criminal acts for failure to provide adequate police protection. . . ." (Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d 1, 1981)...
Since D.C. imposed its handgun ban, 29 states have adopted laws to allow citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. Today, 38 states have Right-to-Carry laws. States with those laws have seen crime decrease, and they have lower overall violent crime rates compared to other states."
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