> Or don’t carry if you have to be in DC. <
The case the NRA lawyer was talking about didn’t involve carrying. Some guy was a hunter. And he was gong on a hunting trip. But first he had to stop in DC on business. He was careful. He researched all the DC rules for how to legally transport a rifle. He followed each rule.
Then he was stopped by a DC cop for a traffic infraction. The cop asked for permission to search the car. The guy said yes (dumb move). The cop found the legally stored rifle. Off to the DC jail the guy went.
Wow.
The instructor really liked the website www.handgunlaw.us and thought they had the better, up to date on changes to law but unfortunately, they don’t have an app.
He said the Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA) is supposed to protect people transporting through unfriendly areas but law enforcement have confiscated guns which were transported correctly (unloaded, locked in cases/trunk) but you’re in a position to prove your guns innocence.