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I also can't imagine this surviving on appeal.
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I agree. I think the exclusion of the shotgun shell means the case for appeal is good.
The shotgun shell presented the problem that there was a (less clean) case in Massachusetts which lost on appeal and upheld conviction on their similar consistent part of ammunition law.
But here is what looks to be current antique firearm law in DC, ie not required to be registered
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(3) “Antique firearm” means:
(A) Any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion
cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898;
and
(B) Any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph (A) if such replica:
(i) Is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire
fixed ammunition; or
(ii) Uses rimfire or conventional ammunition which is no longer manufactured
in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels
of commercial trade.
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here is the ammo law:
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(2) “Ammunition” means cartridge cases, shells, projectiles (including shot),
primers, bullets (including restricted pistol bullets), propellant powder, or
other devices or materials designed, redesigned, or intended for use in a
firearm or destructive device
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