D.C. Police Chief Orders Full Reciprocity for Open, Concealed Carry State Gun Permits

Fox5DC via Twitter ^ | Sunday, July 27, 2014 | Emily Miller

[kristinn]

STUNNING DEVELOPMENT: DC Police Chief Lanier just told force not to arrest a person who can legally carry a gun in DC or any state.

More -- DC police chief using guidance from AG -- grants full reciprocity for all open and concealed carry from others states.

[RandallFlagg]

From Emily Miller’s Facebook page:

DC City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson emailed me this reaction to the federal court ruling in Palmer that the gun carry ban is unconstitutional:
“Because of the District’s unique national security concerns, the right to carry a firearm in public must be more heavily restricted than any place else in the nation.
Four U.S. presidents have been assassinated by gunfire, and at least five others have been shot at, including Ronald Regan (sic) who was seriously wounded in 1981. Neither the Secret Service nor the Capitol Police will disclose all incidents where they have recovered firearms, but we do know that just two years ago someone hit the White House with gunfire, and there are frequent threats on the foreign diplomatic corps.”

[wrench]

Shouldn’t the notice come from the DC Office of the Attorney General, and direct the Police Chief to follow the law?

[martinidon]

This is probably a reverse psychology thing where she is trying to gin the politicians up and scare the hell out of everyone so they will try to change the laws

[wrench]

NVRMND, thats what happened

[2ndDivisionVet]

This was posted at 8:55 PM. Has he been fired yet?

[MaxMax]

Legally owning a firearm has nothing to do with assassinations as this Miller suggests.

[Chode]

people in DC need to get a Utah out of state CCP...

[Daffynition]

Great news!

But just try to *get* your pistol into and out of DC through VA, MD, WV, NC and surrounding routes into DC. Has to be very stealth gambit.

[MaxMax]

er, as Mendelson suggests. Sorry, I’m beside myself over this action in DC.

[martinidon]

Did someone remind Emily Miller that all of those shootings in DC were done by criminals in DC with the most restrictive gun laws in the nation before this recent change?

[kristinn]

Chief Lanier is a woman. Cathy Lanier.

[RandallFlagg]

Miller didn’t suggest it. She was quoting an email she received from DC City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson.

[RandallFlagg]

Please see my last post. #32

[TADSLOS]

LMAO. You just know that Bloomie is having a meltdown right about now.

[MaxMax]

VA has a good CCW permit Reciprocity. They have good gun freedoms.
In fact, you're not forced by law to inform an officer that you carry,
or to show your permit.

[Fungi]

You mean someone actually believes in the rule of law? Has the feckless fool on the hill heard about this?

[vette6387]

Tomorrow is going to be an “interesting day” in Washington, DC!

That judge’s “confirmation” to Lanier must have said that for the present, just try to get around my ruling and I will really whack your pee pee! Don’t think Lanier would relish being in her own jail.

[RightOnline]

Hell has just officially frozen over. Film at 11.....

[cripplecreek]

There may have to be an upsurge of eliminating the scum before they catch on.

It took a few years but a pro 2nd amendment police chief seems to have been the tipping point in Detroit. Crime rates there are in free fall with justifiable homicides double what they were a year ago.

[MaxMax]

Great news there. When good guys have guns, bad guys die off.