So there we have it — the U.S. Supreme Court finally issued a definitive ruling on what the Second Amendment actually means. But what will it mean for the District in a more practical sense? For now, not much.

At the big press conference at noon, Mayor Adrian Fenty made the following remarks:

“I’m disappointed in the Court’s ruling and believe introducing more handguns into the District will mean more handgun violence,” said Mayor Fenty. “But I want to emphasize that at this moment, our gun laws remain in effect. It may be several weeks before there are changes to announce.”

In an earlier interview with D.C. Wire, Interim D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles also warned District residents not to rush out and buy themselves handguns under the assumption that it’s now fair game:

[Nickles] said that residents will not be able to buy a handgun and bring it to the city immediately following the high court’s ruling. There will be a period of continued legal arguments before a lower court judge to hash out specifics around the high court’s opinion, Nickles said. In the meantime, Nickles said, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s administration will instruct the police department to issue new regulations within 30 days detailing the process for registering handguns.

Residents will eventually be able to own a handgun, but not without jumping through a number of hoops (registration and writing test included) and not for use outside the home. And for those of you who bought fancy holsters, return them — it’s pretty unlikely that any new regulations will include permission to carry that handgun to the park, to a restaurant, or to work.