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Article: METRO IN BRIEF
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 24, 1999
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MARYLAND
Curran Backs Takoma Park Gun Ban Idea
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D) said yesterday
that he supports the efforts of some Takoma Park residents to ban the
sale, ownership and possession of handguns within their city limits.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with allowing a subdivision
self-determination on issues of public safety," said Curran, who last
week announced his goal of a statewide ban on handguns. "They're the
residents who live there and play there. It's their safety."
There's just one problem. Maryland law prohibits cities and
counties from regulating guns without state consent. Some Takoma Park
residents hope to get an exemption from that law ...