“Plaintiffs’ counsel was unable to identify any case in which an individual licensed to carry a handgun has ever been prosecuted simply for carrying a concealed handgun on a Metrorail train or a Metrobus,” wrote Judge Moss, finding the plaintiff commuters lacked standing to ask for the gun ban to be rolled back.
December 28, 2022 at 03:40 PM
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A federal judge in the District of Columbia refused on Wednesday afternoon to block the city’s ban on gun possession on its public transit systems.
And the dispute this ruling stemmed from was among the first to challenge such bans in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen which many believe will be a shield against gun restrictions moving forward.
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Second Amendment rights supporters in front of the Supreme Court, after the Court struck down the DC handgun ban. June 26, 2008. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM.
Judge Randolph Moss
