NC resident, planning a trip to DC. Is my best option to find a hotel in Arlington that has a safe?
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Also Mace ,pepper spray, stun guns and tazers are illegal in DC, but don't worry most of the felons on the DC police department have been fired. All it took was one murdering someone in a drug deal.
The District of Columbia’s city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to decriminalize inadvertently violating the city’s unique gun laws. The liberal council surprisingly moved forward with the schedule vote, despite the national calls for more gun-control laws in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary mass murder Friday in Newtown, Conn.
The new law gives the prosecutor the option of using administrative disposition for unregistered firearm or unregistered ammunition offenses. A violator would be then be given a fine (to be determined by the court) but no criminal record. This only applies to people who aren’t charged with another crime during the same event.
I'm not "right on the border" but am only about 4.5 miles from the Huntingdon Metro station. Near that Metro station (within a mile) are some very new hotels - a Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Hampton Inn, Springhill Suites, and a few others (look at the intersection of I95 and US1). I'm pretty sure all 3 offer shuttle to metro, so you could lock it in your room if you chose. Or we could arrange for me to hold it, if you don't want it locked in your car or hotel.
I am in Alexandria near the van dorn metro. I could also offer storage if needed.
Fiance wants to see the sights/Smithsonians and we want to catch a ball game
Have any recommendations for a good steak in the city?
- Get a room in Virginia on the Metro
- Use the Metro to go into DC. It is safe - asuming you are using the tourist areas on Federal Property.
- Eat and do night life in VA.
- Lock the gun in your car - not under the seat, glove box, or console. If you do not have one now, get a box and secure it to the passenger side seat that will hold you locked weapon.
- If you get an extra box cable, you can secure the box to something unmoveable in the hotel room.
- When you go out to eat, if you want to drink at the same time, you must carry open.
OC.org is such a great community! Are there any ranges or do you guys have places to shoot on Sundays? Lets have a get together put rounds down range if possible!
Here is the actual DC law (from the DC Code link at http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/ ) :
§ 7-2502.14. Registration of self-defense
(a) A person 18 years of age or older must register the self-defense spray at the time of purchase by completing a standard registration form.
(b) The vendor must forward the registration form to the Metropolitan Police Department.
--If a citizen of the District of Columbia purchases a Pepper Spray device from a vendor located in the District of Columbia, form PD-102 IS required to be filled out and the vendor forwards the completed form to the DC Metropolitan Police Department Gun Control Unit located at 300 Indiana Ave. NW, Room 3077 Washington, DC.
Forms should be available at the various police districts but if not, they are available at the Gun Control Unit--
However, if a citizen purchases the Pepper Spray device outside of the District of Columbia or via the internet from a vendor outside of the District of Columbia NO registration form is required.
Have any recommendations for a good steak in the city?