D.C. gun laws

sclay · March 27, 2009, 02:30 PM

Can anyone tell me the current Washinton D.C. law on gun possession? I am a SC CWP holder and am thinking of taking a trip to D.C this summer. I know I can't carry in DC but is it legal to have a gun in vehicle or motel and if so what are the requirements.
Thanks,

Coop de Ville · March 27, 2009, 08:28 PM

Here's a link to the website. You'll have to fish around abit.

http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1...pdcNav,%7C.asp

Basically, you can transport with gun and ammo locked and separate out of your reach.

Staying in DC is a bit murky... depends on what the attorneys consider passing through.

Here's one for the OAG.

http://app.dc.gov/apps/about.asp?pag...occNav=|31678|

-Best -Coop

mustang66maniac · March 27, 2009, 10:55 PM

I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed to be in your hotel, but i doubt you'd be able to keep it in your car. they say its only supposed to be in your car if your going to or coming from a range and it's out of reach and locked up separate from your ammo.

sclay · March 28, 2009, 11:13 AM

Thanks for the info. Sounds like I may need to re-consider this trip.
sclay

ZeSpectre · March 28, 2009, 11:17 AM

Okay, what others have told you is the official story.

Now here's the "unofficial" but "real life" facts.

If you bring a firearm into DC, and you get caught with it, they will do everything in their power to make your life a living hell and extract as much money from you as they possibly can along with pressing criminal charges.

It's just that simple.

Until we see a few more court cases and until DC -really- gets slapped down hard a few more times, do NOT bring firearms into DC.

March 27, 2009, 02:30 PM	#1
sclay Member Join Date: February 14, 2009 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 67	D.C. gun laws Can anyone tell me the current Washinton D.C. law on gun possession? I am a SC CWP holder and am thinking of taking a trip to D.C this summer. I know I can't carry in DC but is it legal to have a gun in vehicle or motel and if so what are the requirements. Thanks,

March 27, 2009, 08:28 PM	#2
Coop de Ville Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2000 Posts: 436	Here's a link to the website. You'll have to fish around abit. http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1...pdcNav,%7C.asp Basically, you can transport with gun and ammo locked and separate out of your reach. Staying in DC is a bit murky... depends on what the attorneys consider passing through. Here's one for the OAG. http://app.dc.gov/apps/about.asp?pag...occNav=\|31678\| -Best -Coop __________________ "If chance be the father of all flesh, disaster is his rainbow in the sky. And when you hear a 'state of emergencies, sniper kills ten, troops on rampage, whites go looting, bomb blasts school,' it is but the sound of man , worshipping his maker." - S. Turner

March 27, 2009, 10:55 PM	#3
mustang66maniac Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2008 Location: Sac, CA Posts: 143	I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed to be in your hotel, but i doubt you'd be able to keep it in your car. they say its only supposed to be in your car if your going to or coming from a range and it's out of reach and locked up separate from your ammo. __________________ "aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines" -Enzo Ferrari

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March 28, 2009, 11:13 AM	#4
sclay Member Join Date: February 14, 2009 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 67	Thanks for the info. Sounds like I may need to re-consider this trip. sclay

March 28, 2009, 11:17 AM	#5
ZeSpectre Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley Posts: 3,276	Okay, what others have told you is the official story. Now here's the "unofficial" but "real life" facts. If you bring a firearm into DC, and you get caught with it, they will do everything in their power to make your life a living hell and extract as much money from you as they possibly can along with pressing criminal charges. It's just that simple. Until we see a few more court cases and until DC -really- gets slapped down hard a few more times, do NOT bring firearms into DC.