FPC Sues Washington, DC Challenging the City’s ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban

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It’s taken some time, but our friends in the gun control industry and the media — yes, that’s redundant — have finally begun to fully realize the meaning and practical implications of 2022’s Bruen decision. Yes, it’s been a year and a half, but as the horror dawns on them we’re seeing more articles like this one from Minnesota, warning of the threat Bruen poses to the web of Second Amendment infringements that’s been constructed over the decades.

It’s unclear how gun regulations are going to fare in the courts in the coming years, said Adam Garber, executive director of CeaseFirePA, a gun safety organization that has advocated for tighter restrictions at the commonwealth and local level.

While the U.S. Supreme Court signaled a willingness to allow some restrictions in its latest decision this year, he said, the Bruen opinion’s effects linger.

“The reality is that there is a real risk to gun safety laws across the nation because of a radical interpretation,” Garber said. “But we also saw courts say, ‘Wait, wait, wait, we’re not saying no gun safety laws are allowed.’”

Laws banning “assault weapons” and gun ownership by adults under 18 are being challenged far and wide. So are arbitrary and capricious limits on magazine capacity that have no historical analog to America’s gun laws after the Founding. And if you’re keeping score at home, you can add another challenge now that the Firearms Policy Coalition has filed suit in federal court challenging Washington, D.C.’s magazine ban.
Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced Wednesday that it has filed a new federal lawsuit challenging Washington D.C.’s ban on firearm magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds. The complaint in Wehr-Darroca v. D.C. can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/wehr-darroca.
“The magazines at issue in this case are not ‘dangerous and unusual,’ but instead are standard components of the sorts of bearable arms in common use for lawful purposes,” the lawsuit argues.
“Washington D.C. is not exempt from the Constitution,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “Today FPC continues its work to end these immoral firearm magazine bans and other unconstitutional policies throughout the country.”
The Wehr-Darroca v. D.C. case is part of FPC’s high-impact strategic litigation program, FPC Law, aimed at eliminating immoral laws and creating a world of maximal liberty. FPC is joined in the litigation by two FPC members.

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