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The draft of the new concealed carry bill is online

California Right To Carry

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The first link is to the "emergency bill" which expires in 90 days the other is to the "temporary bill" which expires in 225 days. Other than that they seem to be identical.

For a pdf of the Emergency bill click here.
For a pdf of the Temporary bill click here.

Long story short it is a highly restrictive may-issue licensing scheme and it appears that people who are non-residents will have to register their "pistols" (sorry, no revolvers allowed) with the District of Columbia and in most cases satisfy their training requirements.

P.S. Non-residents must have "a license to carry a pistol concealed upon his or her person issued by the lawful authorities of any State or subdivision of the United States" before applying for a D.C, concealed carry permit.
 
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if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to his or her person or property or has any other
proper reason for carrying a pistol, and that he or she is a suitable person to be so licensed.


"any other proper reason" means what?
 

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if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to his or her person or property or has any other
proper reason for carrying a pistol, and that he or she is a suitable person to be so licensed.


"any other proper reason" means what?

Likely cash carriers, gun dealers,exc.-although there won't be a hard definition (like if you carry over 1000 in cash) which is the hallmark of may-issue. "We know it when we see it," comes to mind.
I am curious though how it plays with the judge considering DC's chief had this authority to issue permits before 2008 and didn't issue permits for decades, and this fact is well known. I am praying this won't require a new lawsuit, which will be another delay.
 

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How can the DC council ban carry on the metro? Specifically the metrorail (but metrobus is not mentioned). The WMATA board determines their policy. DC has seats on the board but so do VA and MD. It's ok to carry in VA on the metro but not MD because there is essentially no carry at all.
 
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Hearing on DC Carry Bill

A hearing has not been set on the permanent DC Carry Bill. However, it is supposed to be set for sometime in late October. We need people to come testify at this hearing on why the restrictive bill does not make sense. Persons who have been victims of violent crime and who could tell their stories would be particularly helpful as well as testimony from women and minorities. Remember this is DC. We need help from OC.org.
 
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why no revolvers? I thought semi autos were the DEVIL!!!??? ( i'm assuming because they dont leave shell casings and are the preferred carry weapon of a criminal?)
 

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What I expected (but also feared) DC would do: Go "may issue" and then never issue, because it never hears a "good/compelling/substantial" [or insert a particular state's appropriate buzzword] reason TO issue.

Like Hawaii has done for many years now...and gotten away with it. There's no OC in HI and it never issues CC, so there's NO LEGAL CARRY whatsoever in the "great" state of HI. Yet there's plenty of street crime.

And that EVERYONE (rich or poor and in all 50 states) has a good/compelling/substantial reason to carry -- to protect their own LIVES -- THAT reason isn't deemed acceptable in the "may issue" states (9 of them?).

Once again, an American citizen's Constitutional Civil Rights depends on what state he/she lives in.

THAT clearly is UNconstitutional.

So...another round of Federal court cases anyone?
 
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California Right To Carry

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The DC may-issue bill passes unanimously

From two hours ago on my Facebook California Right To Carry page:

The "License to Carry a Pistol Emergency Amendment Act of 2014" (as amended) has passed. I do not know what the amendments are as I tuned in late. The bill passed unanimously and so I suspect the same amendments will be incorporated into the "License to Carry a Pistol Temporary Amendment Act of 2014" and passed unanimously as well.
 

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Likely cash carriers, gun dealers,exc.-although there won't be a hard definition (like if you carry over 1000 in cash) which is the hallmark of may-issue. "We know it when we see it," comes to mind.
I am curious though how it plays with the judge considering DC's chief had this authority to issue permits before 2008 and didn't issue permits for decades, and this fact is well known. I am praying this won't require a new lawsuit, which will be another delay.

Why? This is a draft of a law that certainly doesnt satisfy the requirements of the Second Amendment. I would suggest continual litigation until D.C decides to behave. Otherwise they'll think the citizens accept this. How long was California 'may issue' and how long was there a ban on firearms within Chicago? Hit DC hard and hit them fast. While many don't have the money for this their are some who do and should be pursuing this as far as it goes.
 
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