DC Sees First Challenge to Gun Laws After Landmark SCOTUS Decision

The complaint relies on the week-old SCOTUS decision in "Bruen," and colonial-era ordinances, as grounds to roll back D.C.'s ban on firearms in the city's public transit system.

June 30, 2022 at 05:03 PM

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Litigation

Brad Kutner

What You Need to Know

The complaint relies heavily on a recent SCOTUS precedent which requires gun laws to be viewed through the eyes of the nation's founding.
The suit challenges a ban on carrying firearms on the city's public transit system, including the Metro rail.
The complaint cites a 400-year-old ordinance requiring people to bring guns to church, among other pre-Revolutionary War laws.

Washington, D.C., is facing its first challenge to gun restrictions within the district in a lawsuit filed seven days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a regulation limiting who can get a concealed carry permit in New York state.