U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Smith v. Dist. of Columbia
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- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- May 16, 2019
- Case
- Smith v. Dist. of Columbia
- Case status
- Decided
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Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge To stem the tide of violent crime, the District of Columbia has spent decades enacting some of the strictest gun control measures in the country. But despite these laudable ends, the District's means have precipitated repeated tugs-of-war against *13law-abiding citizens, with the federal courts as th…
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