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Trump Task Force Cuts D.C. Gun Permit Process From Months to Days

Administrative streamlining has slashed permit wait times to under five days, with further carry expansions pending City Council approval.

Eatonville, Washington, USA - July 4th, 2020- Matt Marshall, a member of the Eatonville school board in Washington state, at a fund raiser and 4th of July BBQ in Eatonville. Here Marshall open carries a hand gun in a "We the People" holster. (Stuart Isett/The Washington Post via Getty)
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Overview

  • Since President Trump’s March executive order, the multiagency Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force has overhauled concealed-carry and firearm-registration processes and reduced average processing times from several months to about five days based on May data.
  • Applicants can now book next-day slots or walk in for permit interviews under a unified appointment system, and third-party fingerprinting will roll out following the D.C. City Council’s July 28 vote.
  • The task force’s operational changes coincide with a broader federal crime crackdown in the capital that has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department and deployed hundreds of National Guard troops alongside FBI, ATF and Homeland Security agents.
  • The group is considering further policy shifts—such as allowing firearms in handbags, concealed carry on public transit and reciprocity for out-of-state permits—but any legal changes must clear the D.C. Council.
  • These measures operate within Washington’s strict gun-control framework, which enforces biennial renewals for concealed-carry licenses, bans most semiautomatic rifles, restricts unregistered ammunition and designates extensive gun-free zones.