WRENN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Karl A. Racine , Attorney General, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General, and Holly M. Johnson , Assistant Attorney General.

Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Maryland, Joshua N. Auerbach , Assistant Attorney General, Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois, Maura Healy , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Eric T. Schneiderman , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York, Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, George Jepsen , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Connecticut, and Douglas S. Chin , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Hawaii, were on the brief for amici curiae States of Maryland, et al. in support of appellants.

Adam K. Levin and Jonathan Lowy were on the brief for amici curiae Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, et al. in support of appellants.

Paul R.Q. Wolfson , Francesco Valentini , and Walter A. Smith Jr. were on the brief for amici curiae DC Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, et al. in support of appellants.

Deepak Gupta was on the brief for amicus curiae Everytown for Gun Safety in support of appellants.

Alan Gura argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellees.

Charles J. Cooper , David H. Thompson , and Peter A. Patterson were on the brief for amicus curiae National Rifle Association of America, Inc. in support of appellees.

Stephen P. Halbrook , Dan M. Peterson , and C.D. Michel were on the brief for amici curiae Historians, Legal Scholars, and CRPA Foundation in support of appellees.

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.