Gregory Angelo v. DC
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · No. 24-7127
⚖️Procedural — no merits ruling
Standing ruling only; dismissal reversed and remanded without any decision on whether the Metro carry ban is constitutional.
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What the court held
Four holders of District of Columbia concealed-carry licenses challenged the District's criminal ban on carrying pistols on Metro trains and buses, raising Second and Fifth Amendment claims; the district court dismissed for lack of standing under circuit precedent requiring a showing that the plaintiffs were uniquely targeted for prosecution. The D.C. Circuit reversed, holding that the added transportation costs the plaintiffs incur by avoiding Metro to comply with a law that directly regulates them are a pocketbook injury fairly traceable to the ban, so no heightened threat-of-prosecution showing was required. It affirmed dismissal of the claims against the transit police chief in his official capacity and of the damages claims against the individual defendants, and remanded the remaining claims.
Summarized from the court's opinion.
What this case is about
District of Columbia ban on carrying firearms on public transportation
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Key Dates
- 2026-07-07 — Decided
- 2025-10-03 — Argued
Sources
- CourtListener — retrieved 2026-08-08
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