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
