The District's rules, which basically made such licenses unavailable, were thus struck down; the D.C. Circuit's decision agreed with the 7th Circuit's and Illinois Supreme Court's decisions striking down Illinois' restrictions on concealed carry but disagreed with other decisions upholding New York, New Jersey and Maryland gun-carry restrictions (and possibly the decision upholding the California and Hawaii restrictions, though that decision was more complicated). Washington had the opportunity to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case, and I expect the court would have done so, but District officials, worried about a loss at the Court, decided to abide by the panel decision.