It's generally illegal to have a handgun in D.C. unless you had it before a certain year, around 1976. It's definitely illegal for a resident of a state to drive to D.C. with one in the trunk, in pieces, or anything else.
- Jim
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Is it possible that members of Congress are exempt from the DC law?para driver wrote:I thought posession of a weapon in DC was a crime, period? Even having it locked in the trunk of your car?? Can anyone clarify?
If it's legal to have it in your trunk, then the Senator simply says he picked up the wrong bag...
Ahm jus' a Southern boy trapped in a Yankee's body
Anything is possible, but I never heard that members of Congress had a privilege to carry.frankie_the_yankee wrote:Is it possible that members of Congress are exempt from the DC law?
They can't be arrested for misdemeanors if they are on their way to Congress, but they can be prosecuted later.
- Jim