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Reductions were made to the DC laws in 2012 and 2015 under threat of lawsuits from gun owners and prospective gun owners. [7] On September 18, 2015, a federal appeals court struck down some parts of the District's gun registration law as unconstitutional, while upholding other parts of the law. [8] [9]
August 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM. WASHINGTON - A veteran D.C. police officer died Wednesday evening after being accidentally shot while attempting to retrieve a firearm from a storm drain during a ...
The department has a number of specialized units, including the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU) and District Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs). [8] Other specialized units in the MPD are under the Special Liaison Branch works with various parts of Washington's population.
Sam Kosmas. August 29, 2024 at 7:15 AM. WASHINGTON - The Metropolitan Police Department and officials across the region are remembering an officer who died Wednesday after being shot by a gun he ...
The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 was passed by the District of Columbia city council on June 29, 1976, [1] [2] and went into effect September 24, 1976. [3] The law banned residents from owning handguns , automatic firearms , or high-capacity semi-automatic firearms , as well as prohibited possession of unregistered firearms .
September 3, 2024 at 2:58 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C., are facing a new lawsuit ...
v. t. e. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly referred to as the ATF, is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and ...
00:58. A Washington, D.C., police officer was fatally shot after a gun he was trying to retrieve from a storm drain on Wednesday suddenly went off, authorities said. Investigator Wayne David, a ...