Posted on 08/05/2015 9:22:45 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
The Marine Corps congressional fellow arrested Tuesday on Capitol grounds was carrying two loaded guns, 114 rounds of live ammunition, a military ballistic vest and two knives in his car, court documents state.
Gunnery Sgt. Peter James Boby pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanor charges in D.C. Superior Court. His wrists and ankles were shackled during the brief arraignment. Boby, who wore a plaid shirt and jeans, was released from custody on his personal recognizance. He told CQ Roll Call he had no comment on the case.
Court documents state that Boby approached a Capitol Police barricade on C Street SW at approximately 2:07 p.m. Tuesday, in a blue sedan with North Carolina plates. An officer noticed a “green metal military style ammunition box” in the trunk, according to court documents that provide a detailed account of the arrest, and discovered a handgun inside the box.
The officer asked Boby and his female passenger, identified as Elizabeth McCullough, to exit the vehicle. Another officer placed Boby and McCullough in handcuffs.
Both admitted to knowing there was a gun in the trunk and said they had just come from the range, according to the documents. They asked the officer if they could “leave the scene and take the gun home.”
Two crime scene search officers responded to the scene and began investigating. They discovered a Glock .45 semi-automatic handgun in the glove compartment, with one magazine containing 13 live rounds and an empty chamber.
In the trunk, further investigation of the ammunition box revealed a Kimber .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun with one magazine with six live rounds and an empty chamber, plus seven additional magazines, containing 34 live rounds; two Glock 13-round .45 auto magazines, one with 13 live rounds, the other with 11 live rounds; and one box of Blazer ammunition containing 37 live .45 automatic rounds.
Police also found a military ballistic vest containing five empty .223 magazines in the trunk, an empty Glock handgun box and two knives. Boby has no license to carry a handgun in D.C., according to the police. Both guns appeared to be operable.
The D.C. Office of the Attorney General is prosecuting the case. Boby faces three misdemeanor charges related to the weapons. He is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 23.
Joe Kasper, a spokesman for Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the office hopes Boby can come back to work. He emphasized that the weapons were registered properly elsewhere, and that Boby has been “a top notch performer” since he started working as a fellow in January.
Capitol Police began conducting additional security screening at the garages last summer, in the wake of two incidents that cast campus security in a new light. In July 2014, police found a 9 mm handgun in the bag of Ryan Shucard, press secretary for Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa. Five days later, police arrested South Carolina pork executive Ronald Prestage at another Cannon door after finding a loaded 9 mm handgun inside an ankle holster in his briefcase.
During last August’s recess, Capitol Police began enforcing the new ID-check policy at the House garages. When a car pulls up, officers check for the requisite parking stickers and ask every passenger to show credentials. Any passenger older than 18 who is without a congressional ID is required to exit the vehicle prior to its entry into the garage and enter through pedestrian doors equipped with X-ray machines and magnetometers.
The change was one effort to “tighten security” at the House garages. Staffers complained it was inconvenient and ineffective.
Capitol officials have announced further security changes are underway to enhance screening of staffers who park in the garages.
lol
Trunk checks are routine at such barricades.
We’ve got the Stainless Raptors. Mrs L has the full size and I opted for the Commander length. Beautiful guns. They run like Swiss watches.
L
DC gun laws are in fact being straightened out under the 2nd Amendment by the courts. This has to do with checkpoint barricade at a hardened federal facility.
Washington, D.C.-— District of Columbia laws prohibits the transportation of firearms through the city unless the travel is to or from lawful recreational firearm-related activity. Firearms transported for this purpose should be carried in accordance with the general rule.
Federal Law on Transportation of Firearms
A provision of federal law serves as a defense to state or local laws which would prohibit the passage of persons with firearms in interstate travel.
Notwithstanding any state or local law, a person shall be entitled to transport a firearm from any place where he may lawfully possess and transport such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and transport such firearms if the firearm is unloaded and in the trunk. In vehicles without a trunk, the unloaded firearm shall be in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. Necessary stops, e.g., gasoline and rest, seem permissible.
Carrying on or About the Person
It must be stressed that as soon as any firearm-—handgun, rifle, or shotgun-—is carried on or about the person, or placed in a vehicle where it is readily accessible, state and local firearms laws dealing with carrying come into play. If you seek to transport firearms in such a manner, it is advisable that you determine what the law is by contacting the Attorney General’s office in each state through which you may travel or by reviewing an NRA State Firearms Law Digest. You should determine whether a permit is needed and how to obtain one if available. While many states require a permit for this type of carrying, most will not issue such permits to nonresidents and others prohibit such carrying altogether.
Transportation by Motor Vehicle: The General Rule
In most states, personally-owned firearms may be transported legally if they are unloaded, cased, and locked in the automobile trunk. As an additional precaution, firearms may be disassembled and separated from ammunition.
The exceptions to this rule deal mainly with interstate transportation of handguns. The myriad and conflicting legal requirements for firearm transportation through the states make caution the key for travelers.
If you travel with a trailer or camper that is hauled by an automobile, it is advisable to transport the firearms unloaded, cased and locked in the automobile trunk. If your vehicle is of the type in which driving and living spaces are not separated, the problem becomes one of access. If the firearm, including handguns, rifles or shotguns, is carried on or about the person, or placed in the camper where it is readily accessible to the driver or any passenger, state and local laws dealing with concealed carrying of firearms may come into play. It is suggested, therefore, that the firearm be transported unloaded, cased, and placed in a locked rear compartment of the camper or mobile home, inaccessible to the driver or passenger.
Once you reach your destination, the state or, in some areas, municipal law, will control the ownership, possession, and transportation of your firearms.
Note:Generally, when a mobile home is readily mobile, i.e., when one can simply start its engine or the engine of its towing vehicle and drive away-—even if it is capable of being used as a home-— a mobile home is considered a vehicle. If a mobile home is not mobile, i.e., it does not have an engine, or is not attached to a towing vehicle, and is on blocks, permanently connected to utilities, it is considered a house, not a vehicle.
I hate when people treat my guns like common tools....
LOL
I clean em and clean em and clean em...
They are awesome
Isn’t is tough doing magazine changes in those white cotton gloves ;)
Moot.
LOL
Some days....
What would they say if they found six, 30’ lengths of half inch hemp rope!
I would say “good start”, hundreds more needed!
I think a loaded gun in the glove box is considered ‘carrying’. It’s close enough to grab.
Moot.
I own a Colt Series 80 Commander and there is no comparison between the guns. Other than looking similar anyway.
Best,
L
Yes, it is. There was a guy arrested in DC for just a round of ammo.
From the headline, when they said “carry”, they make it sound like on his person. 45 rounds sounds reasonable with one mag in the weapon and two on a belt.
I recall one article where a soldier was describing combat in Iraq. Can’t have too much ammo. They had magazines stuffed everywhere they could in their vehicles.
I get a better grip when I use the latex gloves
But this has nothing to do with DC laws.
What are you talking about?
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