5524070 Resolution 21-106, License to Carry a Pistol Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015

A RESOLUTION

21-106

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

June 2, 2015

 

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to amend the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to permit a person to register a firearm for self-defense in his or her place of business, to provide a Freedom of Information Act exception for pistol registration information, to specify application requirements for applying for a license to carry a concealed pistol, to specify the duration of such licenses and requirements for renewal of licenses, to establish duties of licensees, to provide for revocation of licenses, to create a criminal offense of carrying while consuming alcohol or while impaired, to specify prohibitions on licensees, to establish a Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board, to provide a Freedom of Information Act exception for license information, to specify penalties for violations, and to require the Mayor to issue rules; and to amend An Act To control the possession, sale, transfer, and use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia, to provide penalties, to prescribe rules of evidence, and for other purposes to authorize the Chief of Police to issue licenses to carry a concealed pistol to District residents and non-residents provided certain conditions are met.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “License to Carry a Pistol Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2015”.

 

            Sec. 2.  (a) On December 17, 2014, the Council passed the License to Carry a Pistol Amendment Act of 2014, enacted on February 6, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-621; 62 DCR 1944).  On March 6, 2015, this measure was transmitted to Congress for a 60-day period of congressional review.

            (b)  On December 17, 2014, the Council also passed the License to Carry a Pistol Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2015, effective January 6, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-564; 62 DCR 866).

            (c)  D.C. Act 20-564 expired on April 6, 2015; however, D.C. Act 20-621 is not projected to become law until June 16, 2015.  A congressional review emergency is necessary to ensure that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect, without further interruption, until the permanent measure becomes law.

 

 

 

            Sec. 3.  The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the License to Carry a Pistol Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 be adopted after a single reading.

 

            Sec. 4.  This resolution shall take effect immediately.