D.C.’s Stance on Guns Changing

The D.C. Council is expected to have passed the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012 under expedited procedures so it can take effect this summer. The ordinance will do away with many of the expensive and time-consuming hurdles to registering a gun in the District that were put in place after the Supreme court’s decision. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, who will vote for the bill, has made a 180 on gun rights.   More here…

D.C. Ordered to Pay $1M in Historic Gun Case

The District of Columbia has been ordered to pay  more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees as a result of the historic gun case of Heller vs D.C.

Dick Heller sued the city in 2003 over its ban on  handguns and the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ban in June 2008,  saying it violated the Second Amendment.

A federal judge on Thursday issued an opinion  awarding Heller’s attorneys $1,137,072.27 in fees and expenses.   More here…