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

District of Columbia Files for En Banc Hearing of ‘May Issue’ Licensing Ruling

Right up there with the sun coming up in the east and Shannon Watts cashing her weekly check from Daddy Bloombucks, one sure thing you could safely bet the the farm on was the District of Columbia fighting last month’s US District Court ruling that invalidated the city’s may-issue concealed carry denial approval process. As the … Read more