Tag Archives: Washington DC

From Emily Miller on Twitter: STUNNING DEVELOPMENT: DC Police Chief Lanier just told force not to arrest a person who can legally carry a gun in DC or any state. — Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) July 28, 2014 More — DC police chief using guidance from AG — grants full reciprocity for all open and concealed carry from others states. — Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) July 28, 2014 Update: Not long after carry was allowed in DC, …

This. Is. Amazing. From the federal circuit court judge ruling on Palmer vs. DC: In light of Heller, McDonald, and their progeny, there is no longer any basis on which this Court can conclude that the District of Columbia’s total ban on the public carrying of ready-to-use handguns outside the home is constitutional under any level of scrutiny. Therefore, the Court finds that the District of Columbia’s complete ban on the carrying of handguns in …

An amendment was added by Rep. Massie (R – KY) to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015 today that would allow for concealed carry, and repeal the “assault weapon” ban in Washington, DC. The amendment was successfully added to the bill, and the bill passed out of the US House, and is on it’s way to the Senate. According to Rep. Massies website his amendment will not allow Washington, DC to use …

Washington DC is the only place in the US where microstamping is required other than California. As I reported yesterday, both Ruger and Smith & Wesson are allowing many of their firearms to fall off of the “not unsafe” handgun list in California. It appears that Washington DC, who also passed a microstamping law which was set to go into effect on January 1, decided to postpone the microstamping requirement for another two years. According …

Just blocks from the US Capital building, this video released by Adam Kokesh shows him loading a shotgun, chambering a round, and promising to be in DC for Independence Day next year. You may remember his planned Open Carry March on DC that was supposed to take place today (and would have ended badly for all involved), but didn’t, even though the name of the video is “open carry march a success”… Thoughts on this …

This has “bad idea” written all over it. I understand the sentiment of wanting to take a stand for something that you believe in, but this is no bueno. Marching into DC with loaded rifles and pistols displayed openly is bad juju. This event is being organized by a Facebook user named Adam Kokesh. Here’s what is said on the event’s Facebook page, where it is being organized (1400+ people have said they will attend …