Washington, D.C. Council member David Grosso wants to “have a conversation” about how to change policing practices and relationships with the citizenry within the District, though it seems all anyone hears is that he wants to ban police officers from carrying guns. First things first: D.C. Council member David Grosso would like to assure you he has no plans to introduce a bill banning police officers in the District from carrying guns. But Grosso’s offhand comments, aired at a Wednesday night D.C. Council hearing on policing practices, have certainly stirred up the conversation he says he wanted to start.

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