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COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON
Bill 20-930, the “License to Carry a Pistol Amendment Act of 2014”
Thursday, October 16, 2014
10:30 am
John A. Wilson Building, Room 500
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, announces a public hearing on Thursday, October 16, 2014, beginning at 10:30 am in the Council Chamber, Room 500, of the John A. Wilson Building. The purpose of this public hearing is to receive public testimony on Bill 20-930.
Bill 20-930 would amend the “Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975” to permit individuals to register a firearm for self-defense in their place of business, to provide a Freedom of Information Act exception, to specify application requirements for applying to carry a concealed pistol, to specify the duration of such licenses and certain requirements for renewal of licenses, to outline duties of licensees, to provide for revocation of licenses, to create a criminal offense of carrying while impaired, to specify prohibitions on licensees, to establish a Concealed Pistol Licensing Review Board and specify the term and other requirements for the Board, to specify penalties, to require the Mayor to issue rules, and to make other technical changes. Bill 20-930 would also 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 to permit the Chief of Police to issue licenses to carry a concealed pistol to District residents and non-residents provided certain conditions are met. The bill may be viewed online at http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B20-0930.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Nicole Goines at 724-7808 or ngoines@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 pm on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes. For those unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 pm on Thursday, October 30, 2014 to Ms. Goines, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20004, or via email at ngoines@dccouncil.us.
