DC Cops ordered to arrest for empty bullet casings

[BadgeBunny]

District of Columbia Law, DC Code Ann.

Title 6, Chapter 23: Firearms Control, Subchapter 1 - General Provisions, Paragraph 6-2302 (2) has the following definition:
"Ammunition" means cartridge cases, shells, projectiles (including shot), primers, bullets (including restricted pistol bullets), propellant powder, or other devices or materials designed, redesigned, or intended for use in a firearm or destructive device"


So they clearly include pieces/parts under the ammunition definition.

Note to self: Do not travel to DC without vacuuming out the car and emptying out the purse ... Just in case ...

 

[prophet]

Note to self: Do not travel to DC

How about that.

 

[BadgeBunny]

How about that.

LOL ... But GC wants to go there ... Doesn't seem fair that he can carry and I can't but ... I guess one of us armed is better than none of us armed ...

 

[SMS]

Note to self: Do not travel to DC without vacuuming out the car and emptying out the purse ... Just in case ...

No kidding. I used to be assigned to D.C.. I lived in Maryland but drove into the district almost every day and can think of more than once I drove to work with loaded shells or spent casings in the back of my truck.

A buddy and I had a deal with a guy who ran an apple orchard near our homes...we trapped/shot ground hogs for him and we could kill all the deer we wanted (and get free produce at his farmstand). I always remembered to take the guns out of the truck at night but almost certainly had some "ammunition" somewhere when I went to work the next morning. Yikes!

 

[Old Fart]

fixed it for ya.

Okay that was funny.

 

[Glocktogo]

Can anyone cite the actual portions of D.C. municipal code that defines spent ammunition as ammunition and outlaws the carrying of spent ammunition without a firearm present?

Right now this smells like another internet "OH NOES" session based on a crappy book full of misinterpretations.

I can't give cites, but IIRC, they consider semi-auto personal defense weapons that utilize full capacity magazines (also erroneously known as "assault weapons") to be "machineguns".

Okay that was funny.

It takes a refined sense of humor to appreciate mine.

 

[vvvvvvv]

I can't give cites, but IIRC, they consider semi-auto personal defense weapons that utilize full capacity magazines (also erroneously known as "assault weapons") to be "machineguns".

It was any semi-auto weapon capable of holding more than 12 rounds. That provision was removed in 2010 D.C. Law 17-372.

 

[AKguy1985]

What the F???


I know where i'm never going.

 

[bettingpython]

Note to self: Do not travel to DC without vacuuming out the car and emptying out the purse ... Just in case ...

While I don't have a purse to contend with I'm always finding ammo in my truck, I found a 100 rounds of 9mm a couple of months ago. Had 1000 round can of .22 spill a couple of years ago to this day even after cleaning my truck out several times one still rolls out from somewhere from time to time.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

So, I guess reloading in your home is a NO.