CGF Coalition Lawsuit: DC Handgun Roster

[blackberg]

one word: Woot!

-bb

[thedrickel]

Good work Gene and crew. Too bad the Glock21SF w/ ambi mag release didn't make the cut tho.

[Monte]

This is a pleasant surprise. Thanks to everyone involved. Good work, as always.

[12voltguy]

Gents,

Here is an excellent story by Mike Stollenwork, who is also doing heavy lifting on this case. He has photos and backgrounds of the Plaintiffs.

We're at stage 1 of a federal lawsuit. It will take time for a decision to be rendered in the District Court.

A ruling that the CA Handgun Roster is unconstitutional in the DC Circuit will be highly persuasive sister circuit jurisprudence.

-Gene

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A BIG THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hoffmang]

This is good news, but i could see DC dropping the idea of the roster prior to it getting to some judges. I hope that it does make it to the court room, but either way it is a win.

DC now can't moot this case directly as they could always re-institute the requirement. However, if Congress passes the DC voting rights act that strips DC of gun control power, we could be mooted.

I'm ok with that as I'd prefer to end DC being recalcitrant. However, it doesn't look like the Federal bill will pass so we'll happily have California's Roster ruled unconstitutional in the DC Circuit.

-Gene

[yellowfin]

I hadn't thought of that, but I sure hope so. It may seem a bit disloyal, but having come to California from America keeping CA laws from metastasizing to the rest of the body is almost more important to me than getting rid of them here. As I told my father-in-law once, "you may not plan to ever live in California, but California will come looking for you."

7x57

I have a very long fight ahead of me to get that message to Pennsylvanians to help the fight in NY.

[thedrickel]

BTW whoever came up with the idea to use the XD-45 Bi-tone is a ****in genius!!!

[nobody_special]

I am intrigued by your ideas, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Oh wait -- I'm already signed up for Calguns alerts.

Woooo-hooo! Way to go guys. I've been wondering when this would happen.

[dirtyJ]

Aww, this is one of my favorite talking points to pro and anti gun people alike! Now you're gonna do away with it and make me have to change my nice little script I've got made up. Yeesh, make it harder for the little guy . (no seriously, awesome stuff here )

[IGOTDIRT4U]

BTW whoever came up with the idea to use the XD-45 Bi-tone is a ****in genius!!!

Yeah, it's like the Kimber Warrior II is legal in CA, but the Desert Warrior is not on the list although it is the same gun, different color.

Good work guys. Timing is great. DC now gets to defend another costly suit or give up. And then comes Nordyke.

[CapS]

It's been said before, but I don't care:
Having all the abovementioned (and anonymous) stalwarts on our side is a gift that keeps on giving!

An old mantra that I remember from some part or another of my misspent youth says, "With minds like these, we could rule the universe!"

I'm very glad you guys are on our side.

/Cap

[wash]

I just got done reading the complaint linked in the first post.

It's a very good read and goes in to further detail about why that Bi-tone XD isn't on the CA list. The reason for it's inclusion in the case is even better than the coincidence of Obama's parentage.

That and the High Standard revolver were very well and carefully chosen.

[tgriffin]

Hmmmm. Any possibility for California Heller incorporation being accelerated as a result of this?

Either way, well done CGF.

[thedrickel]

It's too bad Heller just wouldn't sell HIS Hi-Standard to another DC resident . . . that would have been the perfect example.

[xxdabroxx]

I was a little unclear on that, did they give heller a pass on the high standard, but not the rest of the citizens?