Cary Silverman, who is forging a David vs. Goliath race against Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans, was called "a gun industry lobbyist" in a news release last week by Evans's campaign. The release attacked lawyer Silverman's comments at a debate between he and Evans, held at the Phillips Collection auditorium and sponsored by the Dupont Circle ANC and the Dupont Circle Citizens Association. At the debate when moderator Davis Kennedy asked about the city's strict gun laws and the Supreme Court ruling against a longtime handgun ban, Silverman replied that he supported businesses having guns, particularly if residents were allowed to have them. For protection, he said. Turns out Silverman's law firm, Shook Hardy and Bacon, represents gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, not to mention other big interests, like pharmaceutical giant Merck and tobacco giant Philip Morris. Silverman said while his law firm represents those clients, he does not. ...
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