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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.
1 posted on 09/05/2013 10:04:15 AM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

My .44 mag key chain is a jailable offense?


2 posted on 09/05/2013 10:06:33 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
My .44 mag key chain is a jailable offense?

Only in the nation's capitol.

/johnny

3 posted on 09/05/2013 10:07:52 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: cripplecreek
You might want to leave it at home if you plan on visiting.

Just sayin'...

4 posted on 09/05/2013 10:08:12 AM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

What BS


5 posted on 09/05/2013 10:09:31 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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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.


6 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.)
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To: Errant

Welcome to the former United States.


7 posted on 09/05/2013 10:12:52 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Errant

Hello Officer, my name is David Gregory.


8 posted on 09/05/2013 10:14:23 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Errant

Give one to David Gregory.

Then drop a dime to the fuzz.


9 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)
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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?
10 posted on 09/05/2013 10:14:56 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: cripplecreek

I have one of those too.


11 posted on 09/05/2013 10:17:01 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Red in Blue PA

Caught dead to rights and yet still walking free.


12 posted on 09/05/2013 10:17:26 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: Errant

Is this from The Onion or have lawmakers gone berserk?


13 posted on 09/05/2013 10:18:14 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Still crazy after all these beers.)
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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.
14 posted on 09/05/2013 10:18:41 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Rusty0604

Mine’s a hollowpoint.


15 posted on 09/05/2013 10:19:18 AM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Errant
Laws for thee, but not for me.

Tagline.

16 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.)
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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.


17 posted on 09/05/2013 10:21:22 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: JRandomFreeper

Land of the Free and Home of the Brave


18 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.....")
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To: Errant

Ridiculous - arousing or deserving ridicule : extremely silly or unreasonable : absurd, preposterous. See also Washington D.C.


19 posted on 09/05/2013 10:23:19 AM PDT by Kolb (Compone Accomoda Supera)
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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

20 posted on 09/05/2013 10:24:22 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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