Posted October 2, 2017 12:35 pm by Comments

By Dean Weingarten

Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Big Second Amendment Win in D.C. Circuit Courts
Dean Weingarten

Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has refused to grant a petition for an en banc hearing in the Wrenn v. D.C. Second Amendment case.

The Court earlier ruled that the requirement for a “good cause” to issue a concealed carry permit was unconstitutional.

In effect, this means in a week the District of Columbia will become a “shall issue” jurisdiction. If a person meets the legal requirements for a concealed carry permit, the District of Columbia will be required to issue a permit.

None of the 10 Circuit judges capable of requesting a vote for an en banc hearing did so.

From USCA Case #16-7067:

Garland, Chief Judge; Henderson, Rogers, Tatel, Griffith, Kavanaugh, Srinivasan, Millett, Pillard, and Wilkins*, Circuit Judges; Williams, Senior Circuit Judge

Upon consideration of the petitions of the District of Columbia, et al., for rehearing en banc, the joint response thereto; and the absence of a request by any member of the court for a vote; the motions of Everytown for Gun Safety for invitation to file briefs as amicus curiae in support of the petitions for rehearing …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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