U.S. appeals court blocks D.C. law restricting gun rights
Source: Reuters
JULY 25, 2017 / 12:54 PM / 3 HOURS AGO
U.S. appeals court blocks D.C. law restricting gun rights
Daniel Trotta
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday blocked a regulation in Washington, D.C., that limited the right to carry a handgun in public to people with a good reason for self-defense, handing a victory to gun rights advocates.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's 2-1 ruling struck down the local government's third major attempt in 40 years to limit handgun rights in the U.S capital. The decision cited what it said was scant but clear guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court on the right to bear arms.
The District of Columbia may appeal the three-judge panel's ruling to the full appeals court, potentially a more favorable audience as seven of its 11 members were appointed by Democratic presidents. The three judges in Tuesday's ruling are Republican appointees.
Mayor Muriel Bowser did not say whether the city would appeal but noted in a statement that similar laws with concealed-carry requirements were in effect in some states.
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A pro-"control" advocate believes civilian guns will never deter domestic tyranny because our government has spent trillions developing satellite death rays and hellfire armed UAVs which will decimate any resistance to government domination. Clearly all the well staffed and highly armed and trained minions across DC can handle muggers. 
Maybe it's a paradox that civilian gun ownership and carry won't stop a mugger or rapist, won't prevent government tyranny but is a seriously threat to something.
Now there's a thinker to ponder. 
...of those ammosexual talibanies?
Look at that. I changed the subject and moved the goal posts both at the same time. 
I didn't say DC was the worst, I said it was relatively hefty, and the numbers seem to bear it out.
40 years ago the murder rate was over twice as high as it is now, but NYC was something like 5 or six times what it is now.
It's not just guns; there's an array of social, societal, economic, and environmental reasons besides the hardware issue.
Warring drug gangs will, by and large, fight and kill each other; thus the murder rate in a city may be driven by a violent subset of career criminals. This would not necessarily reflect on how widespread LEGAL gun ownership affects a city, but more on the choice to outlaw certain drugs and force the business to go underground.
Free clue, not everyone lives inside a metal-detector-screened capitol office.
