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Hooray, Now We Can Go Hunting

... in Rock Creek Park! At last! (See the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, striking down the D.C. ban on handguns.) When I bag my first D.C. deer with my handgun, I will send a shoulder of venison to Justice Scalia in grateful admiration. If I manage to take out any muggers—or bystanders caught in the crossfire—I will send him their carcasses as well.