In its decision striking down D.C.’s ‘good reason’ conceal and carry law, the D.C. Circuit dodged 700 years of history, argues Saul Cornell at Take Care.
The fact that raising the issue of ownership of semiautomatic weapons in a confirmation hearing caused the nomination to be put on hold is a sad development. DOJ officials indicated they cannot regulate sales of gun bump ammunition stocks absent Congressional guidance, but momentum for gun control is quickly waning in Congress.
