In the 2½ years since the U.S. Supreme Court ended the District’s handgun ban, hundreds of residents in Washington’s safest, most well-to-do neighborhoods have armed themselves, registering far more guns than people in poorer, crime-plagued areas of the city, according to D.C. police data.

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Since D.C.’s handgun ban ended, well-heeled residents have become well armed

Instead of fighting the Ivies, the armed services should adopt a more amicable system.

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Don’t expand ROTC. Replace it.

If Jared Loughner is crazy, then so are we.

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America, armed and dangerous

The mainstream political parties in Londonderry unite to urge dissident republicans to end their armed campaign.

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Parties unite against dissidents

Republicans appear to be trying to block the repeal of the military’s ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces.

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The Caucus: Last-Ditch Move to Block ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal

The government is to unveil a range of measures designed to support the armed forces and their dependants.

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Help pledged for service families

Now is not the time to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays serving in the armed forces, Sen. John McCain said at a hearing Thursday.

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‘Don’t ask’ debated in Senate

An extensive report

The informal contract between civilians and the armed forces known as the military covenant could be turned into law, a minister has said.

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Military covenant ‘could be enshrined in law’

A soldier has defended the Armed Forces’ new body armour after it saved his life while on patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.

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The new body armour that is saving troops’ lives

The government’s “cash-driven” strategic defence review will be viewed with “dismay” by British troops, former head of the armed forces Admiral Lord Boyce has said.

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Former defence chief voices ‘dismay’ at cuts

BBC reporters around the UK look at how the defence cuts could affect each of the armed forces and the comunities around them.

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How cuts could affect each Armed Service

Channel 4 defends a docu-drama depicting Prince Harry being captured in Afghanistan following concerns from the head of the armed forces.

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C4 defends Harry kidnapping drama

Channel 4 defends a docu-drama depicting Prince Harry being captured in Afghanistan following concerns from the head of the armed forces.

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C4 defends Harry kidnapping drama

Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, urges Pakistan to take more action against terrorists and complain less about American drone strikes.

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Key senator lashes out at Pakistan’s government