D.C. to Pay Gun Owners $5.1 Million for Unconstitutional Arrests and Confiscations

D.C. will pay $5.1 million as part of a class-action settlement with gun owners who were arrested under laws that have since been found to violate the Second Amendment, according to the settlement agreement. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth gave preliminary approval to the settlement agreement on Monday following years of litigation. Lamberth had … Read more

DC Police Chief Comes After Gun-Toting Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert

Newly sworn-in Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has taken a strong stance in support of gun rights with her on her trip to Washington, DC. She proclaimed throughout the campaign and since her election of her plans to take her GLOCK to work in Congress. Let me tell you why I WILL carry my Glock to Congress. … Read more

Thousands of D.C. Carry Permits is ‘Troubling’ to Some D.C. City Council Members

In the months after the court decision (in 2017), the police department began approving hundreds of permits. Before the decision, there were only 123 active licenses, and D.C. police denied 77 percent of applicants for failing to provide the required “good reason.” D.C. police have since signed off on 4,808 permits, according to data the department … Read more