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Posts Tagged d.c.
D.C. To Pay Out Millions To Gun Owners
From The Truth About Guns:
D.C. will pay $5.1 million as part of a class-action settlement with gun owners who were arrested under laws that have since been found to violate the Second Amendment, according to the settlement agreement.
D.C. Attacks Polymer80 Kits
From Guns.com:
Describing popular hobby gun kit provider Polymer80 as “selling untraceable firearms†to area residents, Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing the company.
The complaint against the company this week in a D.C. Superior Court, argues that Polymer80 is selling “firearms†that violate the District’s gun laws, has failed to “disclose it is not licensed to sell firearms in the District,†and is falsely claiming its products are legal in the District. The legal action is asking the court to block the company from selling “illegal ghost guns†as well as to apply civil penalties, monetary relief, and legal costs.
DC: 1,400% Increase In Permits
From Daily Caller:
The number of Washington D.C. concealed carry permit holders skyrocketed a little over 1440 percent since the District lost a key legal battle related to its previous restrictive gun permitting process at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last year.
The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to The Daily Caller Tuesday that 1,896 concealed carry permits were issued by MPD for the calendar year to date 2018.
States Moving To Restrict Ammo
From The Federalist:
Ammunition laws are provided in several different flavors, all of which leave a bad taste in the mouth. Some, like those in D.C. and New York City, criminalize the actual possession of ammunition. Others, like legislation that just survived legal challenge in California, either tax ammunition or attempt to track it through microstamping–think tiny, engraved numbers. Although billed as measures to curb violent crime, the reality is that these laws are practically incapable of doing anything but raising costs and giving headaches to lawful gun owners.
D.C. Concealed Law Ruled Unconstitutional
From The Washington Post:
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the District’s new gun law is probably unconstitutional, ordering D.C. police to stop requiring individuals to show “good reason†to obtain a permit to carry a firearm on the streets of the nation’s capital.
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon found that the law violates the “core right of self-defense†granted in the Second Amendment, setting aside arguments from District officials that the regulation is needed to prevent crime and protect the public.
D.C. Court Rules “May Issue” Unconstitutional
From Firearms Policy Center:
The District of Columbia’s arbitrary “good reasonâ€/â€proper reason†requirement, however, goes far beyond establishing such reasonable restrictions. Rather, for all intents and purposes, this requirement makes it impossible for the overwhelming majority of law-abiding citizens to obtain licenses to carry handguns in public for self-defense, thereby depriving them of their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Accordingly, at this point in the litigation and based on the current record, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs have shown that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that the District of Columbia’s “good reasonâ€/â€proper reason†requirement runs afoul of the Second Amendment.
Full decision here.
Judge Rules D.C. Gun Ban Unconstitutional
From Fox News:
A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Saturday overturned the city’s total ban on residents being allowed to carry firearms outside their home in a landmark decision for gun-rights activists.
Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. wrote in his ruling in Palmer v. District of Columbia that the right to bear arms extends outside the home, therefore gun-control laws in the nation’s capital are “unconstitutional.â€
Update from Roll Call:
Though they won’t yet say how far they are willing to take their fight, District of Columbia officials plan to do everything in their power to limit the carrying of handguns in the nation’s capital, arguing that despite a court’s ruling that paves the way for more permissive laws, Washington is a unique place with heightened security concerns.
“An absolute ban on [carrying handguns] may not pass constitutional muster regardless of the judge, so we’re going to prepare by working on legislation that will pass muster†said Tommy Wells, a Democrat who represents Capitol Hill on the D.C. Council.
D.C. Gun Case in Limbo for Four Years
From World Net Daily:
“We realize this is a difficult step to take,†said Alan Gottlieb, executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation, “but this case has been languishing for 1,475 days and counting since it was ready for decision.â€
He pointed to a previous case litigated by his organization, Moore v. Madigan, which challenged the carry ban in Illinois. The trial court took 172 days to rule, he noted, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals took 202 days.
D.C. Police Above The Law
Posted by Brian in Law, News, Threat Watch on 26/Oct/2013 08:16
From The Washington Times:
Using a Freedom of Information Act request, I uncovered emails between the chief, the senator’s (Diane Feinstein) staff and the sergeant at arms office in which they coordinated how to transfer the weapons, without technically breaking laws for which civilians have been jailed.
The D.C. police continue to flaunt the law in service of the Statist Senator Feinstein, while arresting non-violent “criminals” who dare to try and protect themselves from rampant crime in the Capital.
Emily Miller interview on Fox News
Emily Miller has written a multi part column on how difficult it is to get a gun in Washington, D.C.
Veteran Arrested Over a Few Rounds in His Bag
From The Washington Times:
Inside the security office, Spc. Meckler was handed off to uniformed federal police officers from Veterans Affairs. “I was completely submissive. I didn’t want to be a problem,†the 9-year Army vet recalled.
The federal police officer asked Spc. Meckler if he knew that ammunition was illegal in the District. He said he did not. The officer replied that it was and began to read his Miranda Rights. Spc. Meckler said he interrupted to ask, “Am I really going to be arrested for this?’†The officer confirmed he was.
D.C., Guns, and Gals
Reason.tv interviews Emily Miller about guns and how hard it is to obtain one in the District of Columbia.
Getting A Gun In D.C.
An editor at the Washington Times is documenting her attempt to attain a handgun in the nation’s capitol.
My quest to get a legal handgun in Washington, D.C. feels daunting. I went to the D.C. Firearms Registration office two weeks ago to start the process of getting a legal gun by picking up a 22-page packet of forms and instructions.
The second amendment says “…the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. The rules and regulations do just that, infringe. These laws are intended to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, but why would any criminal attempt to get a gun in such a manner when they could go buy one on the black market. Laws never prevent anyone from committing an act, they are only used for punishment after the fact.