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Federal Judge Says DC Gun Carry Law is Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Says DC Gun Carry Law is Unconstitutional Injunction issued against ‘good reason’ requirement for concealed carry permit A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction saying the District of Columbia’s new concealed carry law is unconstitutional. The order, issued Monday by Judge Frederick J. Scullin, was the second decision in less than a year declaring the Washington, D.C., gun carry laws to be unconstitutional. In October of 2014, the same judge ruled that the district’s complete ban on gun carry was also in violation of the Constitution. Scullin barred DC Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier from enforcing the… View Article