In the wake of this morning’s ruling that the District’s gun laws are unconstitutional, Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to appeal the decision. In a statement Fenty said:

I am strongly opposed to the Court’s decision. District residents deserve every protection afforded to them under District law. I will instruct my Attorney General and the Solicitor General to explore every legal option that will uphold the City’s gun ban.

An appeal would go to the full panel of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Circuit, and afterwards to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fenty noted that the city’s gun laws will remain on the books for the time being, so if you ran out to a local weapons emporium to stock up, head on back with the arsenal and all your receipts — you might be waiting a while.