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  2. Gun laws in the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    The case returned to the appeals court as Heller III and on September 18, 2015, the court invalidated the following requirements: (1) re-registration of firearms every three years, (2) not being able to register more than one gun per month, (3) passing a written exam on D.C. gun laws before being allowed to register firearms, and (4) bringing ...

  3. Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 - Wikipedia

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    The Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 was passed by the District of Columbia city council on June 29, 1976, [1] [2] and went into effect September 24, 1976. [3] The law banned residents from owning handguns , automatic firearms , or high-capacity semi-automatic firearms , as well as prohibited possession of unregistered firearms .

  4. Personal defense weapon - Wikipedia

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    Most PDWs fire a small-caliber (generally less than 8 mm or 0.31 in in bullet diameter), high-velocity centerfire bottleneck cartridge resembling a scaled-down intermediate cartridge, essentially making them an "in-between" hybrid between a submachine gun and a conventional carbine.

  5. 5 American cities that require you to own a gun - AOL

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    4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...

  6. Physics of firearms - Wikipedia

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    Let m b and v b stand for the mass and velocity of the bullet, the latter just before hitting the target, and let m t and v t stand for the mass and velocity of the target after being hit. Conservation of momentum requires m b v b = m t v t. Solving for the target's velocity gives v t = m b v b / m t = 0.016 kg × 360 m/s / 77 kg = 0.07 m/s = 0 ...

  7. EDITORIAL: Gun-ban registration rule another aspect of legal ...

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    Appeals court justices Diane Wood and Frank Easterbrook interpreted Bruen to permit bans on firearms if they are "much more like machine guns and military-grade weaponry" than other firearms used ...

  8. New gun laws rolling out in multiple states on Jan. 1, 2025 ...

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    How gun safety advocates and Second Amendment proponents responded to 2024 moves. By and large, the state laws related to gun safety taking effect in 2025 enforce gun safety, according to the gun ...

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