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ouse debates bill to kill D.C. gun restrictions
By JIM ABRAMS 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) The House took up legislation Tuesday to eliminate most of the gun restrictions in the nation's capital, including a ban on semiautomatic weapons.
City officials contend it will be harder to protect dignitaries but are fighting an uphill battle against the National Rifle Association in an election year.
The House action comes three months after the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handgun possession, ruling that what had been one of the nation's toughest gun control laws violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
It is not likely that the vote, which could come late Tuesday or Wednesday, would have an immediate effect on gun ownership in one of the country's more violent cities. The Senate probably won't consider the bill in the few remaining weeks of this session.
But it could bolster the pro-gun credentials of some Democrats from more rural districts who face tough elections in November. The drive to repeal D.C
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