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D.C. has been granted a 90-day stay to deal with a federal judge’s ruling that overturns the city’s ban on carrying registered handguns in public.
The Office of the Attorney General asked for a stay pending appeal or for 180 days so the Council can “obtain public input and enact a compliant licensing mechanism.” Attorneys for both the plaintiffs and defendant agreed that 90 days is sufficient time to enact such legislation, so the judge granted a stay until October 22. The Council is on recess until September.
Judge Frederick Scullin’s ruling effectively made it legal for registered handgun owners from D.C. and other states to carry in public. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were ordered to follow the ruling, but with the stay, the ban will go back into effect.
