United States DC Circuit

Plaintiffs' challenge to provisions of the District of Columbia's criminal code, which govern and limit the possession of firearms, is dismissed where no plaintiff has standing to challenge the provisions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2004
• Decided 02/08/2005
• Published 02/08/2005

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• R. Ted Cruz, Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office of State of Texas, argued the cause for amici curiae State of Texas, et al. in support of appellant.   With him on the brief were Greg Abbott, Attorney General, Troy King, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Alabama, Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Georgia, Lawrence G. Wasden, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Idaho, Phill Kline, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Kansas, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Louisiana, Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Michigan, Jim Hood, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Mississippi, Mike McGrath, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Montana, Jon Bruning, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Nebraska, Jim Petro, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Ohio, Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of South Dakota, Mark L. Shurtleff, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Utah, Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of Commonwealth of Virginia, and Patrick J. Crank, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office of State of Wyoming.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen P. Halbrook argued the cause for appellants/cross-appellees.   With him on the briefs was Richard E. Gardiner., Daniel Meron, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees/cross-appellants.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Mark B. Stern and Lewis Yelin, Attorneys., Lutz Alexander Prager, Attorney, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellee The District of Columbia.   With him on the brief were Robert J. Spagnoletti, Attorney General, and Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Attorney General., Andrew L. Frey, David M. Gossett, Mathew S. Nosanchuk, and Eric J. Mogilnicki were on the brief for amici curiae The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. in support of appellee.