Gun Law
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Prince George's County requires gun crimes offenders to register
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Under a new law, offenders will register with police, be photographed within 48 hours of conviction and provide a range of personal information from legal name to employment.
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Virginia Senate passes repeal on handgun limits
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Monday, the Virginia Senate followed the House, passing a bill to repeal a nearly 20 year old law known as the "one handgun a month" law—it was designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
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Virginia Senate passes bill repealing 1-handgun-a-month law
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Virginia's Senate passes bill repealing one-handgun-a-month law.
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Virginia gun control advocates, opponents lobby legislators
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Over 200 people gathered at the Virginia State Capitol to lobby both for and against gun control.
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Gun-rights advocates carry weapons on George Mason campus
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A group that pushes for gun rights staged a demonstration on the George Mason University campus Wednesday, where people brought their weapons onto campus to protest laws prohibiting students from doing so.
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Gray offers D.C.'s gun dealer place at police HQ
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Do you need a gun? MPD headquarters might be the place for you.
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New gun legislation introduced in D.C.
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A bill that would allow D.C. government to operate temporarily as a gun dealer appears headed for defeat. But Mayor Gray might allow Washington's sole gun dealer to use government office space.
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D.C. officials to become gun dealers?
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The only gun dealership in D.C. shut down in April, leaving residents with no option to register handguns in D.C. Now the city council is debating whether the city itself should become a federally licensed gun dealer.
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Report: 2010 was deadly year for law enforcement
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A new report shows 2010 was a deadly year for law enforcement officers.
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D.C. bans handgun registrations
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Nearly three years after the United States Supreme Court overturned the D.C. ban on hand guns, residents of the District can no longer register guns in the city.
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