May 21st 2015
The implementation of the any "good reason" approach to granting of carry permits, is and always has been, potentially a very good way of being able to refuse many applicants, almost on a whim. This court ruling, brought about by SAF, is very encouraging but has yet has to face an appeal -- it is hoped common sense just might prevail to maintain the ruling.
People in the nation's capital no longer have to show a good reason to get a permit to carry concealed handguns outside their homes and businesses.
The District of Columbia's police chief said Tuesday that she's dropping this requirement, a centerpiece of the city's handgun-control legislation, after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against it.
This is round two for the city and U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr., who also found the city's ban on carrying handguns outside the home unconstitutional last year. Now he's stopped the city from enforcing the key provision of a law the D.C. Council adopted in response...... -->
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