DC Carry ruling... finally

[armoredman]

That's possible, and we'll be back to court same as Chicago until the public gets tired of it and elects people with brains. Unfortunately, that is ALSO unlikely, so it will be one slow torturous step at a time.

 

[wojownik]

An appeal should be of no surprise. In fact 10 days ago, the DC Council Chairman stated that they will appeal the ruling. Frankly, I'd be shocked is DC .gov did not appeal. DC already filed a motion for reconsideration last week (on August 25th), attacking the legal premise of Scullin's ruling.

DC's line of argument is:

The Court unnecessarily determined that the right to carry a handgun in public is at the core of the Second Amendment, and failed to consider both the historical pedigree of prohibitions on public carrying and the District’s important justifications for its prohibition.

Basically, DC is arguing that the carrying of firearms is not covered by the Second Amendment, and that the carrying of firearms is at least not at the core of 2A.

Also, Phil Mendelsohn has noted that there's a "lot of gray area" between a 100% ban and letting everyone carry. He (and others) have noted the special circumstance of so many diplomats, elected officials and government workers in the city. I'd expect DC to follow MD's lead of "may issue" - meaning no issue.