House votes to end handgun ban in District of Columbia

Thursday, September 30, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The House voted Wednesday to end a 28-year ban on handgun ownership in the nation's capital, brushing aside pleas from city officials concerned about a surge in violence and more heavily armed criminals.

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