(WASHINGTON TIMES) The D.C. Council plans, with a few modifications, to make permanent the same concealed carry regulations lawmakers passed on a temporary basis — despite the fact a federal judge is considering whether to hold the city in contempt over the law.
A D.C. Council committee set to mark up the regulations Tuesday has recommended modest changes to the new regulations, including the presumption that places of worship would not allow concealed handguns unless they advertise otherwise and a change in the makeup of the board appointed to hear appeals on denied concealed carry permits to include two members with experience handling firearms.
Despite heated discussion over whether the District’s laws should make personal information about gun owners and concealed carry permit holders public, the committee opted to default to the police department’s recommendations to block the release of identifying information.