“Extra-Large” Capacity Magazine Ban Upheld by DC Appeals Court - Ammoland.com

 The United States Court of Appeals for The District of Columbia Circuit disregarded the text, history, and tradition of the Second Amendment and ruled that DC’s magazine ban is Constitutional.

The case, Hanson v. District of Columbia, challenged the city’s ban on magazines holding more than ten rounds. The plaintiffs wanted to own 17-round magazines, the standard size for Glock 17s and other full-size handguns. The Circuit Court referred to these magazines as extra-large capacity magazines (ELCM).

A District Court upheld the law earlier, leading the plaintiffs to appeal to a three-judge panel at the DC Circuit Court. They argued that the District Court got it wrong because the law was unconstitutional under the Bruen and Heller standards. DC claimed that the law was within the scope of the Second Amendment and consistent with both these cases.

The Supreme Court’s Heller opinion said that a bearable arm in common use for lawful purposes cannot be banned. DC argued that magazines holding more than ten rounds are rarely used in self-defense and, therefore, are not commonly used for self-defense. The plaintiffs countered that just because most self-defense situations require less than ten shots doesn’t mean those guns were not equipped with magazines holding more than ten rounds. The judges agreed with the plaintiffs.

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