PARKER v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. CIV.A.03-0213 EGS.

311 F.Supp.2d 103 (2004)

Shelly PARKER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 31, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Gura, Alan Gura PLLC, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Daniel Albert Rezneck, Jonathan F. Potter, Office of Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

Eric Mogilnicki, Jr., Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, David M. Gossett, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, DC, for Amicus.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SULLIVAN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs in this case are six residents of the District of Columbia who wish to possess a handgun or an assembled long gun in their homes for self-defense but do not do so because they "fear arrest, criminal prosecution, and fine." Compl. at ¶ 1, 3, 5, and 6. Plaintiff Heller has applied for a permit to possess a handgun in his home and has been rejected. Compl. at...

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