WASHINGTON — District of Columbia residents would have far greater access to firearms, including semiautomatic weapons, under a measure the Senate approved Thursday. The 62-36 vote was a victory for the pro-gun lobby which has waged a lengthy battle against the tough antigun laws imposed by the district on its residents. It comes eight months after the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, ruled that the district's 32-year-old ban on handgun possession violated Second... (GunPolicy.org)