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Statement of Violence Policy Center on Supreme Court Ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller Overturning DC Handgun Ban

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Mandy Wimmer of Violence Policy Center, +1-202-822-8200 x110, +1-202-258-0419 (cell), mwimmer@vpc.org

Supreme Court Ruling Overturning DC Handgun Ban Should Allow Ban on Semiautomatic Handguns to Stand

WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following todays 5- 4 Supreme Court opinion authored by 2007 Sport Shooting Ambassador Award winner Antonin Scalia (see http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh- sugarmann/sport-shooting-ambassador_b_109367.htmlfor more info) overturning Washington, DCs handgun ban, but apparently allowing for the retention of the laws ban on most semiautomatic weapons, including semiautomatic handguns (see background information after ...

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