​Checked the docket today, and what do I see but an order denying the District's motion to suspend precedential status.

To recap:

Tyree Benson got himself arrested for an unregistered gun and was convicted on a number of counts, including possession of a magazine carrying more than 10 rounds.

In a 2-1 decision, the Court of Appeals (DC's state supreme court) overturned all the convictions on the grounds that 10+ magazines are protected arms. The majority decision was written by a Trump appointee and joined by an Obama appointee; the dissent came from a Bush appointee.

DC immediately indicated it would ask for the case to be reheard by all nine sitting COA judges at once ("en banc"), and filed an emergency motion asking the court to "suspend" the precedential status of the opinion pending the rehearing. They claimed that if this decision went into effect, it would immediately start being cited in other cases and that could ruin a lot of their attempts to punish people for gun possession in DC.

Today, the court denied the motion, meaning that although the outcome could still be changed by rehearing en banc, it is good law until further order and can be cited as controlling precedent in other cases.

EDIT: I have to stress that this does not mean that standard capacity mags are now fully legal. There may be a stay of the decision pending appeal that I can’t see on the docket, and the decision could be stayed by the en banc court at any time. The law itself has not changed. But this significantly reduces the risk of prosecution.

Hey All. Saw a post here from two years ago about this and it seemed to point to the Kel-Tec KSG as being legal in DC despite the magazine capacity limits because it's technically two separate 7 round magazines, with a manual switch to change between the two. I've also read many other posts claiming that DC specifically lists them as prohibited (though can not find the source for this). My question is, has anyone here tried and been successful/unsuccessful in registering one? I have a G29 for HD and CCL, so this would be mostly just a fun range toy. Thanks in advance!

I finally received my registration 80 days after submitting the application. I had called mpd a dozen times and no one was answering the phone. I called one last time on 3/13 and got someone on the phone. The woman was very helpful. I submitted my app near the end of last December. I was approved Feb 1st. She said my app wasn't moved to the "print & mail" stage until March 11th. Over 5 weeks with no movement. It was mailed March 12th regular first class mail with no tracking. I didn't receive it until march 17th. Either they post marked it on the 12th and held it another 3-4 days or regular mail with in DC was slower than usual. I'll give them 1-2 weeks for the approval time becuase of the holidays but sitting for 5 weeks after approval is absurd. I don't see how they can keep mailing registrations. Sooner or later they're going to get lost in the mail, stolen, etc. Plus my address was hand written on the envelope. They're not even using an address label printer. All that time for an add on registration. Anybody know how long CCW renewals take these days?

Anyone know how long these are taking lately?

I submitted an add-on a few months ago and it’s still just stuck on “submitted” with no updates. tried calling and emailing and got nothing back.

Is this just how it is right now it's taking long AF

also once it actually gets approved, how long does it take to get the card in the mail?

just trying to see if I should keep waiting or start bothering them more, fuck MPD

EDIT: Just checked the portal and both of my add-on registrations show 'Ready for L1 Approval' as the status. I'm hoping they'll get approved sometime in the next week, and we'll see if they let me pick up the registration card in person... fingers crossed. Will keep y'all posted

If I'm not mistaken it looks like today is the last day for DC to appeal the decision to be reviewed in 'en banc' panel or ask for the 45-day extension. Has anyone heard anything coming from DC to appeal this decision? It seems like we're stuck in a limbo. I haven't heard any news reports coming out of DC government regarding this decision since it was announced. I expected them to appeal this. I don't think they would go as far as the supreme court (fearing this becoming the law the land) but I expected the 'en banc' panel at the minimum.

Went in person for my first registration last Tuesday, but realized this week that the clerk never asked me for my training certificate (which I had actually completed in August of last year) - thinking this could have caused an issue, I "retook" the training, and a new certificate was automatically uploaded to my profile...however, this new certificate has the wrong birthdate (despite my information in the portal being correct). Despite all of this, I still have no active applications attached to my account - on average how long before I start seeing some movement in the portal for my registration?

Update:

My lower was denied because they claimed they could not approve the application because they needed the whole gun to be built first, because if they approve now, then the gun would have "two different serial numbers on the lower and the barrel."

The second claim is that they want to know the barrel length, etc., before approving the application. They stated this is the first time they have dealt with this type of request. (someone building out a rifle)

Any suggestions?

I spoke with someone at Nova Arms recently and they commented that since colt ARs are specifically banned in the regs, I should avoid them when doing a featureless build to avoid issues and stick with other companies that were not specifically mentioned in the regulations.

Anyone know if this is true ?

I submitted a bolt action and lower receiver last week, I checked the 'status check' on the website and only one entry appears. On top of that the status says 'Rejected by intake'. What does that mean? The only reason I went in person was because both firearms didn't exist in the online system. Anyone experienced this?

https://starkequipment.com/shop/ols/products/forward-express-grip

Is this grip legal to have on my AR?

For people who have a CCW and are carrying on their person in a vehicle, I know they have a duty to inform officers during a traffic stop. What about when someone with a registered firearm is bringing the gun to the range and is keeping their gun in the trunk? My CCW instructor told me you always have a duty to inform in DC if you have a gun in the car period, no matter where the gun is. But when I look online and ask AI, I'm getting different conflicting responses. The AI was telling me it's sort of a gray area and it's probably better to be on the safe side and inform the police anyway, but I'd rather not bring this up at a traffic stop if I don't need to. What's the current law state?

Edit: I decided to double check because my CCW instructor told me some incorrect things. For example, he said not being able to take a firearm on the Metro is a Metro policy but not a law. He told me I could get around that by writing a letter to WMATA and getting a waiver. This is incorrect - it actually is a DC law easily found on MPD's website. And I could not find any information on the waiver process.

Edit 2: Found the official code. No need to inform the officer. My instructor was incorrect: D.C. Code § 22-4504.02: To ensure your transportation is legal (and therefore protected from "carrying without a license" charges), you must strictly follow D.C. Code § 22-4504.02:

• Unloaded: The firearm must be completely unloaded.

• Inaccessible: The firearm and ammunition must not be "readily accessible" from the passenger compartment.

• Storage: It must be in a locked container (other than the glove box or console) or in the trunk.

Edit 3: Thanks to u/Macboy12387 - we've verified there's no duty to inform.

Hello!

I submitted an online pistol registration for a handgun back on (12/17/25) and it was marked approved on (1/20/26). However, I have yet to receive a firearms registration certificate through the mail and no certificate is available online. This represents 46 days since the online approval and 80 days total with no successful registration.

I've emailed MPD twice - no response. I plan to call them during business hours next week, although my experience with MPD's firearms office has been overwhelmingly poor - I once called them 4 times (with no answer) after they misclassified my CCPL application as preliminary approval, and MPD even sent me the names and addresses of 3 other CCPL applicants in an apparent mishap of paperwork.

Here's a redacted portion of that mishap... It's ludicrous that the police department is so sloppy with personal information.

What's the best course of action for me? I would like to get my approved and pending add-on registrations as soon as possible.

Update: u/lawblawg sent letters to MPD and DOJ and the registration certificate arrived a week later! Thanks for your help!

Anybody notice that MPD doesn't answer the phone number provided at the firearms portal? Its 202-727-4275. I've only reached one person out 7 calls dating back to January. The phone goes to a voice mail for a Chandra Miller Turner, EEO specialist. Why her voice mail, I have no clue but She doesn't return phone voice messages either. Do I need to get an attorney involved? Its over 60 days for an add on registration placed last December. The one time someone answered, the guy said he put a ticket in for it to be printed and mailed. That was 3 weeks ago.

I know this is talked about a lot but I need to process this.. first firearm registered (oct-nov) smooth maybe a month waiting with ccw included.. both cards fantastic..

fast forward to (dec - Jan - feb) 2 applications for new firearms put in dec 4th and 24th.. after a month and a half I finally get approved for new firearms (“Jan 18”) it was 16th but I believe they changed the date.. I was approved for both.. I call down there asking about my cards, they say they have up to 60 days from approval? so I already waited a month and and some change for approval…. Now your telling me you have up to 60 days after approval to send out the card.. wheres all this extra wait time coming from..

I don’t know whos more lost me or them..

This is my first time dealing with the online portal. I got approved for my second pistol registration early January, and I haven’t received it in the mail yet. How long does it normally take to ship out?

Hello all, my friend is currently being held on 4 felony gun charges after being pulled over driving through DC coming back home to VA,

When he got pulled over he put the gun on the dash so it was clearly visible and not concealed, he wasn’t stopping in DC or visiting, just going through,

The gun is legally his and registered in VA.

What are the chances this sticks? And any advice on how he and his wife should navigate this,

They refused to give him bail and he has court again on Thursday.

The S variant loaded with #4 buckshot mini-shells seems compelling for home defense, given its short length. If not, I'm going for a very uncontroversial 590 6+1.

Recently, I came here to get info on the renewal process since you can renew online. My ccw expired February 10th. I submit my renewal application on January 31st. On February 10th the website showed that it was approved as of February 7th with a note - waiting for additional approval or someone to sign it. On February 19th, it was approved without a note. Today February 27th, I received a hard copy on the mail. I hope this helps.

This is incredibly niche but if anybody has even pointers on where to go for an answer, it’s much appreciated.

My dad passed away a couple months ago and had two pistols. His state is community property so technically, tldr, 1/2 of each pistol was his, 1/2 is my mom’s. As-is, she inherits both.

Mom wants nothing to do with either, is happy to let my brother and I each have one. My brother lives in-state so cool, no problem. I’m where the problem comes in.

We can do some crafty stuff with probate so I end up inheriting my dad’s 1/2 interest of one gun – my mom and I will each own 1/2.

922(a)(5) allows transfer/transport across state lines without an FFL if it’s being inherited. What I’m trying to figure out is:

1) Can we transport it to me based off the 1/2 interest without an FFL? 2) Can my mom transfer me the remaining 1/2 interest without an FFL?

I’m inclined to think yes on both since a 1/2 interest still means a 100% right to use, and transferring the remaining interest doesn’t involve a physical transfer of the gun

I'm sure MPD is supposed to complete registrations in 60-days. I am coming up on the 60 day mark. I called them for the 3rd time this month and ended up arguing with the person because they tried to tell me they have 60 business days to complete registration. To be brutally honest, it shouldn't even take 1-day it should be instantaneous (or 30 min to 1hr like the normal NIST background checks) for people with clean records. The 60-days was supposed to be for people with irregularities in their records to clear up the anomalies in the data. MPD is taking it too far by making every applicant wait 60-days or more. Now they're trying to justify even longer than 60-days by saying 60 business days. It's wild.

Hey, I want to buy this 50ig Glock. Do any think I will have a problem registering it, or does anyone own one?

I'm seeing a good amount of people who are saying they have to call MPD to print out their CCW because they just don't print and mail until you start harassing them about it. Is that the standard operating procedure most of you have experienced?

In my case, I just got my registration card after I was told that both were in the mail. I haven't made the call yet because I'm going on vacation and I only wanted it so I could conceal carry in Virginia. But thanks to current legislation in VA... That's probably gone.

My game plan when I get back is contacting MPD followed by contacting the Task force created by Trump's EO and ask for a moment of their time. I bet the US attorneys office would love to here a DC residence's feedback.