Court refuses D.C.’s request for retrial in concealed carry case

By Chris Eger

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine asked a federal appeals court to vacate and rehear a case involving a gun rights victory. The court declined. (Photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
The full D.C. Appeals Court last week declined to revisit a case that overturned the District of Columbia’s strict “may-issue” policy for issuing concealed carry permits.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed the petition asking the court vacate the pro-gun ruling handed down in July by a three-judge panel and rehear it in front of the full circuit. A majority of the 11 judges on the court, under Chief Judge Merrick Garland, would have had to vote to rehear the case, a rarely granted procedure. According to court documents, not a single judge requested a hearing.
Now denied, the city could continue its appeal to the Supreme Court, though Racine was noncommittal on the subject. “We are disappointed by the full D.C. Circuit’s decision not to rehear our case,” Racine said in a statement. “As we review options for next steps in consultation with the Mayor, the Council and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), our primary concern will be ensuring public safety through reasonable gun laws.”
In a 2-1 ruling in July, a panel of the

Source: Guns.com