Senate To Pursue Gun Ownership Law for D.C.Some Senate Republicans are preparing to launch an assault on the District's gun laws.
Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cronyn of Texas and George Allen of Virginia are signing on as sponsors of the District of Columbia Personal Protection Act of 2005.
The measure would repeal the District's prohibition against most private handgun ownership. It's similar to a measure with 123 co-sponsors in the House.
Supporters of the measure say the legislation will restore the Second Amendment rights of District residents guaranteed by the Constitution.
District business leaders joined the city's elected officials last May to help turn back similar legislation. They cited D.C.'s high homicide rate and problems with youth violence in opposing the measure.
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