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Eleanor Holmes Norton: How does the Metro handle three jurisdictions, all with vast amounts of the Federal presence, who have their own quite…

On the recordApril 2, 2009
How does the Metro handle three jurisdictions, all with vast amounts of the Federal presence, who have their own quite different gun laws?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton questions the complexities of differing gun laws across jurisdictions.

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