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Guns

A federal judge <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Guns.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">dismissed</a></strong> a man’s challenge to his prohibition from owning or possessing a gun for one year after a DUI conviction; statistics show that people convicted of alcohol-related offenses are four to five times more likely to be arrested for a crime of violence or firearm-related offense.

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge dismissed a man’s challenge to his prohibition from owning or possessing a gun for one year after a DUI conviction; statistics show that people convicted of alcohol-related offenses are four to five times more likely to be arrested for a crime of violence or firearm-related offense.

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