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Old 28-06-2008, 08:38
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Cool US handgun ban challenge spreads

A powerful pro-gun lobby group in the United States has filed legal challenges to handgun bans in San Francisco and Chicago.
The lawsuits come a day after the US Supreme Court ruled that a ban on the private possession of handguns in Washington DC was unconstitutional.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) says it wants similar bans in other states and cities overturned as well.
San Francisco's mayor says he plans to fight the NRA challenge.
The NRA lawsuit in San Francisco challenges the city's handgun ban in public housing; while in Chicago it challenges a ruling that makes it illegal to possess or sell handguns in the city. "In Washington DC, or in any state, whether you live in the housing projects or a high end suburb, you have the right to defend yourself and your family at home," said Chris Cox, from the NRA.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7478832.stm


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Old 02-07-2008, 18:58
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Does the US (especially DC) need MORE guns?

I suspect not.

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Default Re: US handgun ban challenge spreads

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Does the US (especially DC) need MORE guns?

I suspect not.

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from there cold dead hands. I hope. Remember Columbine
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