D.C. Gun Laws and Proposed Amendments : A Comparative Analysis of S.Amdt. 575 and the District's Gun Proposals.

Presents overview of Congressional and D.C. firearms legislation following D.C. v. Heller, in which Supreme Court ruled three firearms provisions of the D.C. Code unconstitutional. Presents comparative analysis of S.Amdt. 575 to the D.C. Voting Rights Act of 2009, and D.C. gun proposals to make perm...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Firearms. Washington (D.C.) Electronic books.
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Summary:	Presents overview of Congressional and D.C. firearms legislation following D.C. v. Heller, in which Supreme Court ruled three firearms provisions of the D.C. Code unconstitutional. Presents comparative analysis of S.Amdt. 575 to the D.C. Voting Rights Act of 2009, and D.C. gun proposals to make permanent amendments to its firearms control regulations.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.