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DC: Fed Court of Appeals rules public carry of firearms a "core" right
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Appeals Court Denies D.C.'s Request for Full Court Hearing on Gun-Carry Law Struck Down in July
From here:
1) DC caves = more permits
2) DC appeals to SCOTUS & they decline = more permits
3) DC appeals to SCOTUS & they accept!
From here:
1) DC caves = more permits
2) DC appeals to SCOTUS & they decline = more permits
3) DC appeals to SCOTUS & they accept!
This is great news.
However, I have "faith " in the DC government. It will continue to find other ways to not obey the rulings. I think it will take a major overhaul of the city government to get it to do anything right, guns or otherwise. Maybe when we get a Republican majority in the House and Senate they will sort out the Federal City.
Wait, what's that you say....?
From your lips, to God's ears.
SCOTUS is not getting this one: DC won't take concealed carry fight to Supreme Court
I'm a bit surprised, I figured they would see this as a way to drag it out a another year or two. Maybe the anti-gun types are thinking strategically and fear that this would have been the case that would broaden licensed carry in public.
I'm a bit surprised, I figured they would see this as a way to drag it out a another year or two. Maybe the anti-gun types are thinking strategically and fear that this would have been the case that would broaden licensed carry in public.
It is certainly a win for the 2A in DC. No doubt the city will continue to try to find ways to drag its feet, but their maneuver space has been substantially narrowed once again. And what is notable is that this Circuit court is not exactly populated with conservative judges, yet they chose not to overturn the panel decision, or even look into it.
Also I believe this still sets up a conflict among Circuit Courts, so it provides some more ammo for the SCOTUS to take the "right" case. Preferably after Trump appoints RGB's replacement, maybe a couple others.
Yeah, a win's a win. So that's a good thing.
The technical-legal point is complicated. The simple part is that the decision is only binding precedent on those case coming out of the district courts within the circuit. Strictly speaking, as JdsBiff alludes to, this decision only "applies" to DC. Washington, DC, is the only district within the DC circuit (basically because it isn't a state).
But, there is now a published appellate opinion, from a fairly well respected circuit (albeit left-leaning), supporting a 2A win. Certain more conservative circuits, like the 7th IMHO, now have a template of reasoning to follow. And, if any circuits reach a different conclusion, that's called a "circuit split" and those issues are more likely to get reviewed by SCOTUS.
TL;DR - it is a tangible win for the residents of DC. It is more of an intangible win for all other 2A supporters.
DC and Chicago both get shot down by the courts time and time again only to try some other scheme to restrict their citizens RKBA. I wonder how much money they have pissed away defending these cases.
Object all you want makes no difference.
