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D.C. is defending its law allowing the concealed carry of handguns against a motion from handgun supporters to hold the city in contempt.
In July, a federal judge ruled that D.C.'s complete ban on carrying handguns in public is unconstitutional. After being granted a temporary stay, the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation and the Metropolitan Police Department instituted regulations allowing handgun owners to apply for a concealed carry permit. According to an MPD public information officer, 53 people have applied for a permit since October 16, when the judge's stay expired. "None of the applications have been fully completed at this time," the PIO said.
The Council is set to soon approve permanent legislation, while the city is currently appealing, but in the meantime D.C.'s attorneys must deal with a claim that the law does not comply with the original ruling.
"There is no evidence, much less the clear and convincing evidence required for a finding of contempt, that the District has failed to comply with the Court’s Order," Eugene A. Adams, D.C.'s interim Attorney General, said in a memo, filed December 4. "And, to the extent the Order can be read to require the District to enact a licensing scheme that is compliant with the Second Amendment (without specifying the details of that scheme), the District has done so."
Further, the memo argues that the court cannot rule on the matter while the permanent legislation is undergoing the legislative process. Read it below.
http://dcist.com/2014/12/dc_defends_concealed_carry_law_agai.php