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What makes a person suitable to own a gun / conceal carry permit?
If those are not on a specfic list - ex. Currently Incarcerated, but are judgement of a legal entity
"the MPD to determine whether a person is a "suitable" applicant to own a handgun. "
Anyway, those standards are still around ... can come to haunt us. Will the SCOTUS take this case?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/another-gun-case-waits-in-the-wings/
instapundit.com
"Whitaker v. District of Columbia Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board, Whitaker asks the justices to review two aspects of the appeals court's dismissal.
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"On the merits, Whitaker argues that the D.C. regulation is unconstitutionally vague. The "propensity for violence or instability" standard, Whitaker says, "confers standardless discretion on the MPD to disqualify anyone [for a gun license] based on the agency's subjective judgment."
If those are not on a specfic list - ex. Currently Incarcerated, but are judgement of a legal entity
"the MPD to determine whether a person is a "suitable" applicant to own a handgun. "
Anyway, those standards are still around ... can come to haunt us. Will the SCOTUS take this case?
https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/another-gun-case-waits-in-the-wings/
Instapundit » Blog Archive » RACISM AND HATE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA’S GUN POLICY: Another gun case waits…
RACISM AND HATE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA’S GUN POLICY: Another gun case waits in the wings. Allen Whitaker is a resident of Washington, D.C., who holds a handgun license. In April 2019, police stopped Whitaker, who is Black and wears dreadlocks, and his male cousin at...
"Whitaker v. District of Columbia Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board, Whitaker asks the justices to review two aspects of the appeals court's dismissal.
21-1545
"On the merits, Whitaker argues that the D.C. regulation is unconstitutionally vague. The "propensity for violence or instability" standard, Whitaker says, "confers standardless discretion on the MPD to disqualify anyone [for a gun license] based on the agency's subjective judgment."
