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Washington Post publishes OpenCarry.org's demand for DC gun carry freedom

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Washington Post publishes OpenCarry.org's demand that Americans should not have to justify their need to carry guns in DC

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...de3836-1be9-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

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"D.C. residents should not have to justify their need to carry guns

August 8

Robert McCartney’s call to limit the right to carry handguns in the District “to people who can justify to police that they need the weapon for self-defense” highlighted how out of touch Post columnists are with legal and social norms pertaining to gun rights [“Beretta’s hypocrisy in Maryland highlights crazy gun culture,” Metro, Aug. 3]. More than half of the states allow open or concealed carry without a license, and the number of concealed carry licenses issued nationwide is estimated to have more than doubled since 2007 to more than 11 million . . ."
 
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