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DC v. Heller

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The War Between Local Governments and Gun Rights Advocates

The Supreme Court ruled that a blanket ban on handguns is unconstitutional. The cities have responded by doing little tikki-tak regulations here and there to make it effectively illegal to possess handguns. It's a good example of how these sorts of rulings can make the law much more convoluted, he says.

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