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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Sep 25, 2008
This is the second time I have seen the photograph of the jubilant young lady cheering the Supreme Court's decision on gun rights in District of Columbia v. Heller. In the photo, she holds a sign that reads " …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook - Sep 22, 2008
In District of Columbia v. Heller , the Supreme Court ruled that individuals have a Second Amendment right to possess handguns and struck down the District's total ban. The court said that the right to have handguns is …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Sep 18, 2008
Vindication of fundamental civil rights is not an "injury," and asking that the government be held liable for the cost of enforcing our civil rights laws is no "insult" ["Holding Up Taxpayers," editorial, Sept. 6].
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary - Sep 7, 2008
HOUSE DEMOCRATS make much of their support for the right of the District to self-government. Too bad they are willing to sacrifice this basic tenet of American democracy to the political self-interests of members cowed …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Jul 30, 2008
Considering the Supreme Court's broad decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, I'm surprised that The Post would continue to raise the tired old canard of home rule ["Trigger-Happy on the Hill," editorial, July 25].
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary - Jul 18, 2008
Relishing a moment of triumph after a successful, long-running legal battle to end the District's handgun ban, Dick A. Heller strode into D.C. police headquarters yesterday with an unloaded revolver and began …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns - Jul 17, 2008
The Supreme Court decision last month overturning the District's handgun ban, though controversial, may have ended a long-standing political logjam. As a local law enforcement official, I hope this decision will allow …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines - Jul 15, 2008
Within weeks, District residents could legally keep handguns in their homes under emergency legislation that goes to the D.C. Council today, as officials try to comply with the Supreme Court ruling rejecting the city's …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary - Jul 3, 2008
Since the Supreme Court overturned the D.C. handgun ban last week, I have heard and read repeatedly -- most recently in the June 30 editorial "Guns: The Next Step" -- that the city will be less safe than it was before …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor - Jun 28, 2008
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city's ban on handguns [front page, June 27]. The court found that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual's …
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