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Warning: D.C. cops under orders to arrest tourists with empty bullet casings
Washington Examiner ^
| 5 September, 2013
| PAUL BEDARD
Posted on 09/05/2013 10:04:15 AM PDT by Errant
Washington police are operating under orders to arrest tourists and other non-residents traveling with spent bullet or shotgun casings, a crime that carries a $1,000 fine, a year in jail and a criminal record, according to a new book about the city's confusing gun laws.
"Empty shell casings are considered ammunition in Washington, D.C., so they are illegal to possess unless you are a resident and have a gun registration certificate," pens Emily Miller in her investigative book, "Emily Gets Her Gun: ... But Obama Wants to Take Yours."
Under the law, live or empty brass and plastic casings must be carried in a special container and unavailable to drivers. Having one, for example, in a cup holder or ash tray is illegal.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: banglist; corruption; crime; dc; democrats; govtabuse; guncontrol; guns; rapeofliberty; rkba; secondamendment; tyranny
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DC laws are as onerous as Mexico's and its officials as corrupt.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:04:15 AM PDT
by
Errant
To: Errant
My .44 mag key chain is a jailable offense?
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:06:33 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: cripplecreek
My .44 mag key chain is a jailable offense?Only in the nation's capitol.
/johnny
To: cripplecreek
You might want to leave it at home if you plan on visiting.
Just sayin'...
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:08:12 AM PDT
by
Errant
To: Errant
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:09:31 AM PDT
by
CPT Clay
(Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
To: Errant
OK, I shoot a muzzle loader.
Therefore my empty cartridge case is ... a loaded cartridge minus the powder and bullet, which = thin air!
So an empty cup holder in my car is an empty cartridge case for my muzzle loader.
I am in BIG trouble.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:11:47 AM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
To: Errant
Welcome to the former United States.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:12:52 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Errant
Hello Officer, my name is David Gregory.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:14:23 AM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
To: Errant
Give one to David Gregory.
Then drop a dime to the fuzz.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:14:51 AM PDT
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: Errant
The NRA gave out dummy bullets signed by Tom Selleck. I guess those would be met with the same jack booted storm trooper laws too?
To: cripplecreek
To: Red in Blue PA
Caught dead to rights and yet still walking free.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:17:26 AM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: Errant
Is this from The Onion or have lawmakers gone berserk?
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:18:14 AM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(Still crazy after all these beers.)
To: JRandomFreeper
And this is why I choose Detroit over most American cities. At least in Detroit I can walk down the street with a gun on each hip, shoulder holsters, and an AR-15 slung across my back if I want and I could actually use them if threatened.
God bless America and make my day.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:18:41 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Rusty0604
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:19:18 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Errant
Laws for thee, but not for me.
Tagline.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:20:19 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Errant
It would be fun to walk the streets of DC and just drop spent bullet casings on the street - just to watch these losers freak out.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:21:22 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: JRandomFreeper
Land of the Free and Home of the Brave
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:21:57 AM PDT
by
Kozak
("Send them back your fierce defiance! Stamp upon the cursed alliance! To arms, to arms.....")
To: Errant
Ridiculous - arousing or deserving ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous. See also Washington D.C.
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posted on
09/05/2013 10:23:19 AM PDT
by
Kolb
(Compone Accomoda Supera)
To: cripplecreek
with a gun on each hip, shoulder holsters, and an AR-15 slung across my I hardly ever dress up that formally. ;)
/johnny
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