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D.C's New Handgun Act: Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog reports on D.C's "planned response" to the Supreme Court's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller. According to Denniston, the proposed "Firearms Control Emergency Act of 2008" will allow handguns to be "ready-to-use" only in cases of prompt threats to immediate harm in the home. The City Council is expected to act on the bill tomorrow. The proposed law will still ban handguns, except in cases of self-defense in the home. The law also requires all handguns to be stored unloaded, and either disassembled secured with a trigger lock or a gun safe. A link to D.C's News Release on the proposed legislation can be found here. Ninth Circuit Upholds District Court's Decision To Sentence Below Guidelines: Doug Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy provides a link to the Ninth Circuit's decision in US v...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).