Supreme Court Case Scores Another Second Amendment Win in DC
A Washington, D.C., regulatory limit on how much ammunition a concealed carry handgun permit holder can carry was removed after a local resident filed a lawsuit in federal court this summer.
On Sept. 14, Robert J. Contee III of the Metropolitan Police Department gave notice to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit that he had repealed the district’s ban on carrying more than 20 rounds, citing an emergency basis for the decision.
“On review of these developments, this regulation, its enforcement history, and in consideration of other regulations that govern concealed-carry licensees, the Chief has determined that emergency rulemaking action is prudent and necessary for the immediate preservation of the welfare of District residents and to enable the District to avoid accruing liability for attorney fees in legal challenges,” Contee wrote in the legal filing.
The concern of liability stemmed from a notorious civil activist named Dick Heller, who for the second time in under a year succeeded in amending the district’s gun laws after suing in federal court. Heller became a household name in the legal world after the Supreme Court’s 2008 ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which ruled the Second Amendment protects “the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation.” (Read more from “Supreme Court Case Scores Another Second Amendment Win in DC” HERE)
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