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By the way....if you routinely travel with other valuables (wife's jewelry, camera stuff, etc), then adding a firearm is about the only way to have locked luggage. Use a hard sided suitcase. Place the firearm in a soft case inside. Now you have to lock the suitcase, and all your other valuables are more protected.

I saw a great blog recently on the whole process, when I re-find the link I'll share it.

mrappe wrote:I will be driving into DC a little bit to see the sights but I will have a hotel in VA. Should I leave the guns locked up in the Hotell rm when going to DC?

Yes. No reciprocity of any kind in DC, and they are very likely to toss you in jail for even having one in a locked case.

While you're in VA, open carry a little bit. It's like skinny dipping for the first time!
Just don't OC in Fairfax county....