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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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