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Far be it for a D.C trial court to desire to decide whether there is a right to bear arms outside the home, the very issue presented to it, and an issue of some disagreement among the circuits. This is judicial avoidance at its best, with the trial court hoping and waiting for a dispositive appellate decision to make this judge's job an easy one. I think it has reached the point, however, that this "pocket veto" can no longer be maintained....On the other hand, I don't know that it will not be a pyrrhic victory; if forced to adopt a CCW scheme, I have little doubt that DC will go the NYC route of may issue in name only, which seems to be the standard on the east coast.
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