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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

HISTORICAL FACTS: Gun control measures struck down in two states | History Defined

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Federal courts in Maryland and Oregon struck down two gun control laws this week as the impact of a Supreme Court ruling last year that expanded the rights of gun owners continues to spread.

A three-judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled against a ten-year-old law in Maryland which required people to acquire a license to purchase a handgun.

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