MARYLAND & DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION v. WASHINGTON

Civ. A. No. 2212-68.

294 F.Supp. 1166 (1969)

MARYLAND & DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Walter E. WASHINGTON, Commissioner, and Stanley J. Anderson, Margaret A. Haywood, John A. Nevius, Polly Shackelton, William S. Thompson, J. C. Turner, Joseph P. Yeldell, Walter E. Fauntroy, John W. Hechinger, Members of the District of Columbia Council, Defendants.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

January 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bonner, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Vincent E. Ferretti, Jr., Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

GASCH, District Judge.

This matter came on for hearing on cross motions for summary judgment. The issue is whether the regulations promulgated by the District of Columbia Council are predicated upon lawful authority. It is the position of the plaintiff that by virtue of Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, of the Constitution of the United States that exclusive legislative authority over the federal city is vested in the Congress of the United...

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