[wrench]

I do not agree with it, but once he made the stop , he was no longer traveling, he was conducting local business.

DC is the jurisdiction that can and will convict you of DUI with ANY measurable alcohol in your system, no lower legal limit. Any out of towner stopped for traffic offense is a fishing expedition for those gun grabbers. A great place to avoid at all costs.

[rangerwife]

That makes sense, but this situation is still BS.

[muawiyah]

He saw a doctor at Walter Reed ~ military business. The cops had no jurisdiction.

[rangerwife]

This reminds me of that case in New Jersey not too long ago.

[VanShuyten]

DC says ANY stop for ANY reason is enough to be booked for illegal possession. If you are in an accident, run out of gas, stop to buy gas, get a flat, etc., that's enough for the DC cops.

Another good reason to not say nothin' except "no."

[Smokin' Joe]

I do not agree with it, but once he made the stop , he was no longer traveling, he was conducting local business.

By that logic, stopping for fuel, or even to answer the call of nature would place the man at risk.

[PghBaldy]

Yet oddly enough, no matter what they are doing or where they are, Congressmen are immune from arrest due to their traveling to and fro from Congress, per the Constitution. Just kind of ironic considering how DC is to everyone but pols. /rhetorical

[OneWingedShark]

I do not agree with it, but once he made the stop , he was no longer traveling, he was conducting local business.

I disagree; the same logic could be applied to anyone stopping to buy fuel in a cross-country trip -- thus rendering the travel-law null and void.