Warning: D.C. cops under orders to arrest tourists with empt

[The Annoyed Man]

Didn't know where else to put this:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/warning-d ... le/2535216
Warning: D.C. cops under orders to arrest tourists with empty bullet casings
By PAUL BEDARD | SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 AT 8:40 AM

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.

Apparently, DC police are being told at roll-call not to enforce the law for local residents if they can produce a DC resident gun-permit, but to specifically target and arrest anyone from outside the district who has a spent casing in their vehicle.

[RoyGBiv]

To what ends?

Jefferson weeps.

[tomtexan]

Wait, what? For empty casings? What's up with that? Where is the harm in a empty shell casing? I'm just way confused!!!

[Pecos]

I think on the east coast people have been know to be injured by empty cases & shells.

[rotor]

Eric Holder will crack down on that. Making people show proof of residency or citizenship is know to be discriminatory. Just like voter id laws. Sarcasm intended.

[SlickTX]

Apparently inert pieces of brass and/or plastic take on special harmful properties in the District.

[RoyGBiv]

To what ends?

Don't question the wisdom of The One, you racist ingrate! It's for the children - and it was Bush's fault, anyway!

Boy - I just love laws written by the ignorant. Thanks, TAM - shared.

Sorry for being OT, but, have you seen the video of Pelosi saying we need to attack Syria "for the Children"?
I kid you not... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/ ... syria.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The best part is where she admits her 5yo grandson asked her how that situation affects US interests. And she totally misses her own stupidity.

/OT

[The Annoyed Man]

I think on the east coast people have been know to be injured by empty cases & shells.

They've been hurt worse by empty-headed politicians.

[The Annoyed Man]

To what ends?

Don't question the wisdom of The One, you racist ingrate! It's for the children - and it was Bush's fault, anyway!

Boy - I just love laws written by the ignorant. Thanks, TAM - shared.

Sorry for being OT, but, have you seen the video of Pelosi saying we need to attack Syria "for the Children"?
I kid you not... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/ ... syria.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The best part is where she admits her 5yo grandson asked her how that situation affects US interests. And she totally misses her own stupidity.

/OT

Thank you for that. I couldn't tell if the stomach spasms I felt were laughter, or impending nausea.

[AlaskanInTexas]

After stepping on an upright 9mm casing the other night while barefoot, I can see the wisdom in this law.

[gthaustex]

After stepping on an upright 9mm casing the other night while barefoot, I can see the wisdom in this law.

You realize the solution for that is to require the wearing of shoes at all times....

[Pecos]

I dont think this is going to fly! Looks like law makers just do whatever they want!!! Wonder where they learned that from????

[ELB]

Wait, what? For empty casings? What's up with that? Where is the harm in a empty shell casing? I'm just way confused!!!

It identifies you as one of "those people."

Sounds like DC grasping at any way to harass citizen gun owners, after having Heller rammed down their throats.

So difficult to be a totalitarian these days, when SCOTUS occasionally gives meaning to those pesky Amendments.

[QB]

Must be something in the D.C. water......I was talking to an EX-FRIEND from D.C. about my carry license, requirements for a TXCHL, etc. and showing her my latest gun purchase and she said she felt safer around criminals with guns than citizens carrying guns with a CHL because the criminals "knew how to use them better"!!!!