A federal appeals court in Washington denied a gun rights challenge on Oct. 29 to the District of Columbia’s ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Lead appellant Andrew Hanson appealed U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras’s April 20, 2023, decision that denied Hanson’s request to block the law on constitutional grounds. Contreras found that the local law adheres to the U.S. Constitution.
Hanson appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which heard arguments on Feb. 13.
On Oct. 29, a three-judge panel of the appeals court voted 2–1 to deny the appeal.
Hanson argued that the District’s magazine cap is unconstitutional according to a test the Supreme Court articulated in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), which recognizes a right to bear arms in public for self defense….