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Appeals court rejects District’s request to revisit D.C. gun-control case Appeals court rejects District’s request to revisit D.C. gun-control case
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A federal appeals court announced Friday that it will not revisit some of the District’s strict gun registration requirements that it struck down last fall.A federal appeals court announced Friday that it will not revisit some of the District’s strict gun registration requirements that it struck down last fall.
A majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted against rehearing the case as a full panel. The decision upholds an earlier three-judge ruling that knocked down the city’s one-gun-per-month law, while upholding the government’s authority to issue gun regulations that promote public safety.A majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted against rehearing the case as a full panel. The decision upholds an earlier three-judge ruling that knocked down the city’s one-gun-per-month law, while upholding the government’s authority to issue gun regulations that promote public safety.
In denying the city’s request, Judge Patricia A. Millett — who has been mentioned as a potential nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — sought to clarify her vote on a controversial topic. Millett wrote that the city had failed to fully show in court how some of its registration requirements — particularly a 15-question test on local gun laws — were sufficiently related to the government’s interest in promoting public safety. In denying the city’s request, Judge Patricia A. Millett — who has been mentioned as a potential nominee to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia — sought to clarify her vote on a controversial topic. Millett wrote that the city had failed to fully show in court how some of its registration requirements — particularly a 15-question test on local gun laws — were sufficiently related to the government’s interest in promoting public safety.
“The District failed that task,” Millett wrote in a brief statement attached to the court’s order.“The District failed that task,” Millett wrote in a brief statement attached to the court’s order.
[Read the D.C. Circuit order with Millett’s statement][Read the D.C. Circuit order with Millett’s statement]
The court’s 2-to-1 ruling last September upheld as constitutional many of the District’s registration rules such as requirements for fingerprinting and a one-hour firearms safety course. But the decision eliminated the city’s prohibition on registering more than one gun a month -- a limit similar to gun-control measures in California, Maryland and New York City. The court’s 2-to-1 ruling in September upheld as constitutional many of the District’s registration rules, such as requirements for fingerprinting and a one-hour firearms safety course. But the decision eliminated the city’s prohibition on registering more than one gun a month — a limit similar to gun-control measures in California, Maryland and New York City.
[Read more about the D.C. Circuit’s initial ruling on D.C.’s gun-control law][Read more about the D.C. Circuit’s initial ruling on D.C.’s gun-control law]
A spokesman for the D.C. attorney general said the office is considering its options for possible “next steps.”A spokesman for the D.C. attorney general said the office is considering its options for possible “next steps.”