As Twitchy reported, Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban was struck down by a federal judge last Saturday as unconstitutional. The Washington Post reports today, however, that the judge has issued a 90-day stay on the decision:
The judge’s stay, in effect for 90 days, gives city officials and D.C. police officers some breathing room to respond to a ruling that overturned the District’s primary gun-control law.
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D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier and city government officials asked for a temporary reprieve on Monday because they said the ruling left many unanswered questions and had led to safety concerns. Lanier told officers in a memo on Monday night that they could no longer stop someone simply for transporting a gun in public.
After the 90 day stay in DC, the fight over legal guns on fed land v. District land will likely start.
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) July 29, 2014
So if you’re straddling fed and district land in DC, while getting assaulted and you pull your legal gun, what will legally happen?
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) July 29, 2014
@KerryPicket Good point. It's DC so I would expect them to try and screw over gun owners whenever possible.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 29, 2014
@StephenGutowski this is the period when the DC City Council passes draconian measures again and makes it impossible to carry.
— Kerry Picket (@KerryPicket) July 29, 2014
In the meantime, one D.C. councilman has produced a sign for business owners who would prefer to keep handguns off of their property.
Want guns off your D.C. property? @TommyWells & @capitolhilldc have a sign for you. http://t.co/jbwNcJTYE3 http://t.co/3CTYcBDlGl
— Mike DeBonis (@mikedebonis) July 29, 2014
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