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Gun debate draws nation; States submit briefs on ban.(METROPOLITAN)

Washington Times, The,  March, 2008  

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Byline: David C. Lipscomb, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The District's interim attorney general yesterday said the city's Supreme Court fight to maintain its 30-year-old ban on handguns has prompted hundreds of organizations and individuals to throw in their two cents.

The case has gained national notice as more than 300 members of Congress, 46 states, two former U.S. attorneys general and two former U.S. solicitors general have filed more than 70 briefs against or in support of the ban.

"Our team read and reread over 50 briefs that were filed both on behalf of the ...

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