D.C. to ditch ‘good reason’ requirement for concealed carry

By Chris Eger

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said the District would amend their gun permitting program rather than risk a defeat at the Supreme Court with possible national implications. (Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
The District of Columbia has decided not to push its luck and declined to send a case overturning the city’s strict “may-issue” policy for issuing concealed carry permits to the Supreme Court.
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Thursday that, rather than lose a challenge in the nation’s highest court that could put comparable laws such as in California, New Jersey, and New York in jeopardy, the city would instead remove the controversial “good reason” requirement, which has seen more permit applications rejected than approved.
“In consultation with Mayor Bowser, Chairman Mendelson, Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Allen and multiple stakeholders, and after careful consideration, we reached consensus that abiding by the D.C. Circuit’s ruling was the wisest course of action to protect public safety in the District and nationwide,” Racine said. “Therefore, I have decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court.”
The ruling came in the combined cases of Wrenn v. DC, backed by the Second Amendment Foundation, and Grace v. DC, backed by the Pink Pistols organization. Both sought to bar the

Source: Guns.com