Hi.
Good post.
IIRC, DC DOES NOT have CCW reciprocity unlike 34 other states.
I would STILL go armed.
5.56mm
As much as I agree with your sentiments the reality on the ground is that you will be busted.
We have no idea the technology that exists in DC to detect that stuff. The rally is in Official Washington meaning Federal.
There are dozens of police agencies. POTUS is expected to be there which raises security even more.
In DC, a guy was once jailed for an expended shotgun shell in his car.
Think about ways to harden your flagpole.
I believe stun guns and pepper spray are legal.
For Floridians.....
....If you can get to Sanford, Florida ( outskirts of Orlando) a train leaves for DC every day.....around 4PM
It gets you to Lorton, Virginia ( about 20 miles from downtown DC) by 8 AM the next morning.....
This is the AutoTrain.....
....but you can ride it with or without taking your car!
You can get a comfy recliner seat in the lounge.....(Reasonable price)
.....or a sleeper room, with or without a toilet......more expensive
The train has a Cafe with hamburgers, sandwiches, etc
It also has a dining room with full dinners
Your return trip is the same, flipped!
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