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Records: Missed deadlines meant cops not disciplined
Nearly five dozen police officers charged with wrongdoing have escaped discipline because department brass blew legally mandated deadlines for meting out punishment, internal police documents show.  D.C. police set up checkpoints in Trinidad, despite lawsuitAfter a string of shootings over the weekend, the D.C. Police department has reinstituted checkpoints around the violence-plagued Trinidad neighborhood despite being embroiled in a legal battle over the constitutionality of such Neighborhood Safety Zones.
District agrees to land swap with homeless shelter
The D.C. Council approved a land swap Thursday with a Christian ministry and shelter, which calls for the city to relinquish a high-valued property in return for the provision of homeless services for at least 150 men. The emergency resolution approved during a special legislative session enables the swap of the D.C.-owned Gales School at 65 Massachusetts Ave NW for four tracts in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue owned by the Central Union Mission.  D.C. handgun ban to be lifted, but obtaining a firearm may be toughDistrict residents may be able to register a handgun as soon as today, as the D.C. Council is expected to adopt emergency legislation lifting the 32-year-old firearm ban and replacing it with regulations allowing pistols in the home for self-defense.
DC Council considers bill to give parole credit
The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would count convicted felons' time on parole toward sentences.
Councilman urges gun law passage
D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson is brushing aside warnings from Adrian Fenty’s administration to back away from gun-control legislation, and is urging his colleagues to adopt emergency laws next week.
DC Council member seeks vote on gun legislation
District of Columbia Council member Phil Mendelson on Tuesday requested that the full council act next week on emergency legislation that would repeal the city's ban on handguns.
Nickles asks council to hold off on revising gun rules
An attempt to redraft D.C.’s gun laws in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling misfired Wednesday when Mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration boycotted a council hearing and asked a councilman via letter to put the legislation on hold.
D.C. Council member introduces gun bill
D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson has introduced legislation formally ending the city's handgun ban, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has said the ban is unconstitutional.
Council moves today to relax District’s firearm restrictions
D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson will propose today tweaking the District’s gun laws to repeal the ban on handguns and allow residents to register and possess working, loaded firearms in their homes. |
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