Wrenn v. District of Columbia

District

Wrenn v. District of Columbia

Court| United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Full case name|  Brian Wrenn, etc al., APPELLANTS

District of Columbia, etc al., APPELLEES
Argued| September 30, 2016
Decided| July 25, 2017
Case history
Appealed from| United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Questions presented
The individual right to carry common firearms beyond the home for self-defense falls within the core of the Second Amendment’s protections. The District of Columbia's requirement that applicants for concealed carry permits demonstrate a "good reason" infringes an individual's right to bear arms as protected by the Second Amendment.
Court membership
Judges sitting| Karen L. Henderson, Thomas B. Griffith, Stephen F. Williams
Case opinions
Majority| Griffith, joined by Williams
Dissent| Henderson
Laws applied
The Second Amendment

Wrenn v. District of Columbia, 864 F.3d 650 (D.C. Cir. 2017), is a United States court case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the "individual right to carry common firearms beyond the home for self defense—even in densely populated areas, even for those lacking special self-defense needs—falls within the core of the Second Amendment’s protections."[1]

This decision struck down the District of Columbia's requirement that applicants for concealed carry permits demonstrate a "good reason," including a "special need for self-protection distinguishable from the general community as supported by evidence of specific threats or previous attacks that demonstrate a special danger to the applicant's life," for carrying a firearm in public.[2][3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Wrenn v. District of Columbia, No. 16-7025 (D.C. Cir. 2017)". Justia Law. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
2. ^ Marimow, Ann E.; Jamison, Peter (October 5, 2017). "D. C. will not appeal concealed carry gun ruling to Supreme Court". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
3. ^ Root, Damon (July 25, 2017). "In Major Win for 2nd Amendment Advocates, Federal Court Blocks D.C. from Enforcing Conceal-Carry Restriction". Reason.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
4. ^ Scrofano, Joseph A. (August 22, 2017). "What is the Impact of Wrenn v. DC on DC Gun Laws?". No Papered: A Washington DC DUI Lawyer Blog. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

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United States Second Amendment case law

Supreme Court cases|

* United States v. Cruikshank (1876)
* Presser v. Illinois (1886)
* United States v. Miller (1939)
* District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
* McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
* Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016)
* Voisine v. United States (2016)
* New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. City of New York (2020)
* New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (2022)
* United States v. Rahimi (2024)

Lower court cases|

* State v. Buzzard (Ark. 1842)
* Nunn v. Georgia (Ga. 1846)
* United States v. Emerson (5th Cir. 2001)
* Silveira v. Lockyer (9th Cir. 2002)
* Nordyke v. King (9th Cir. 2012)
* Kachalsky v. Cacace (2d Cir. 2012)
* Moore v. Madigan (7th Cir. 2012)
* Woollard v. Gallagher (4th Cir. 2013)
* People v. Aguilar (Ill. 2013)
* Peruta v. San Diego County (9th Cir. 2016)
* Wrenn v. District of Columbia (D.C. Cir. 2017)
* Miller v. Bonta (9th Cir. TBD)

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