Passing through DC

treehugger · Feb 11, 2011

I frequently shoot at an IWL facility in VA its more convenient for me to drive through DC to get on 95 ,going the Beltway adds 26 miles to my travel if my guns are cased and locked, and ammo in another part of vehicle am I OK according to DC law?

hvymax · Feb 11, 2011

Technically you were a felon. Now you might be one.

Inigoes · Feb 11, 2011

You should be covered by the FOPA. Although the courts have been trying to blow holes in it.

As long as the "unloaded" firearms are not in the same compartment as the occupants, you should be fine (locked in the trunk, per se). You can have the ammo in it's own can in the trunk also.

IANAL

Inigoes · Feb 11, 2011

Oh yeah, Most importantly:

Don't do anything stupid to get pulled over, to test the theories

IANAL

Wiley-X · Feb 11, 2011

Actually, you can pass through DC without issue. I used to shoot in downtown DC and it always amused me that I could bring guns into the district but people that lived there couldn't have them.

BlueHeeler · Feb 11, 2011

I quote myself from another thread. As said the rules are different for residents, but for passing through the law is:

blueheeler said:
As far as transport through DC, you good to go.

§ 22-4504.02. Lawful transportation of firearms.
(a) Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by the law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be permitted to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm if the firearm is transported in accordance with this section.

(b)(1) If the transportation of the firearm is by a vehicle, the firearm shall be unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported shall be readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the transporting vehicle.
(2) If the transporting vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console, and the firearm shall be unloaded.

(c) If the transportation of the firearm is in a manner other than in a vehicle, the firearm shall be:
(1) Unloaded;
(2) Inside a locked container; and
(3) Separate from any ammunition.

BlueHeeler · Feb 11, 2011

Wiley-X said:
Actually, you can pass through DC without issue. I used to shoot in downtown DC and it always amused me that I could bring guns into the district but people that lived there couldn't have them.

I have heard stories about that range, but never knew where and when it existed. Was it NRA or Federal?

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