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Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, is on hand as D.C. public officials speak to the media about emergency legislation to amend District laws to conforming to the court's recent Palmer v. District of Columbia ruling on the DistrictÕs gun laws during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, right, listen as Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, center, speaks to the media about emergency legislation to amend District laws to conform to the court's recent Palmer v. District of Columbia ruling on the DistrictÕs gun laws during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, listens as Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, right, speaks to the media about emergency legislation to amend District laws to conform to the court's recent Palmer v. District of Columbia ruling on the DistrictÕs gun laws during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 17, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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FILE- In this May 14, 2007, file photo, the Bonner Bridge spans the Oregon Inlet south of Nags Head, N.C. The state Transportation is delaying construction of a bridge at Pea Island until the court case involving the longer span to the north, the Bonner Bridge, is settled. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said state laws should be defended until all appeals are exhausted, acknowledging failure to strictly enforce the law probably influenced the court's decision.

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Brooklyn Nets' Paul Pierce (34) walks on the court in the first half of Game 1 in an Eastern Conference semifinal basketball game against the Miami Heat, Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson (1) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) exchange words on the court during the first half Game 6 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals on Friday, May 30, 2014, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Ebony Copeland, the mother of the defendant Nicholas Welch's children, cries as she addresses the court at Welch’s sentencing proceedings, Friday, May 30, 2014 in Newark, N.J. Convicted in the murder of an 19-year-old honors student and the wounding of four others, Welch was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years. (AP Photo/Star-Ledger, Patti Sapone, Pool)

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James Moore, left, whose daughter Jessica Moore was killed by Nicholas Welch in 2010, is comforted by his sister Cynthia Moore, as he breaks down while addressing the court at Welch’s sentencing proceedings, Friday, May 30, 2014 in Newark, N.J. Welch was sentenced to life plus 20 years for killing Jessica Moore and wounding four others at an off-campus party near Seton Hall University. (AP Photo/Star-Ledger, Patti Sapone, Pool)