Kuhn v. Cissel

The majority evades the issue presented in this case. It then, mistakenly in my view, decides the case on a basis not considered by the administrator or the Superior Court which reviewed his decision.1

Since D.C.Code 1973, § 22-3217(a) applies, inter alia, to a “sawed-off shotgun” it perforce excludes an unaltered shotgun. It is little wonder that the majority retreats to another basis for reaching its result. The mechanical and hence legal difference between these two weapons has long been recognized. The short-barreled shotgun is readily concealable while being carried by someone. At close…