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Any of you fine people live on the border with DC?

CDT COX

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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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I have been down that road and have yet to find a hotel in Arlington that will LET you place a gun in their safe. some hotels have in room safes...and you can easily get past that (they are not that challenging, usually). I've found success with a hotel that has a kitchen - like a Residence Inn...put it into the dishwasher, cover with one of the pots or pans. Remember not to run dishwasher. :banana:
 

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NC resident, planning a trip to DC. Is my best option to find a hotel in Arlington that has a safe?

Arlington or Alexandria, stay in Virginia we like guys like you with guns. We wish we had more, want to move here ?

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.
 

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If someone is burglarizing your room in a hotel or motel, they will look in all of the hiding spots, because that is where people hide their drugs. There are some options that might be better in locations where there is a public presence. Such as Bus Station lockers, bowling alley lockers, or health club lockers.
 

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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.

Here is the actual DC law (from the DC Code link at http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/ ) :
§ 7-2501.01. Definitions.
As used in this unit the term:


(7) "Destructive device" means:
...
(C) Any device containing tear gas or a chemically similar lacrimator or sternutator by whatever name known;


§ 7-2502.12.Definition of self-defense spray.
For the purposes of §§ 7-2502.12 through 7-2502.14, the term:
"Self-defense spray" means a mixture of a lacrimator including chloroacetophenone, alphacloracetophenone, phenylchloromethylketone, orthochlorobenazalm-alononitrile or oleoresin capsicum.


§ 7-2502.13. Possession of self-defense sprays.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 7-2501.01(7)(C), a person 18 years of age or older may possess and use a self-defense spray in the exercise of reasonable force in defense of the person or the person's property only if it is propelled from an aerosol container, labeled with or accompanied by clearly written instructions as to its use, and dated to indicate its anticipated useful life.

(b) No person shall possess a self-defense spray which is of a type other than that specified in §§ 7-2502.12 to 7-2502.14.

§ 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.

And the penalties:

§ 7-2507.06. Penalties.


Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this unit shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both; except that:

(1) A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, transfers, or distributes a firearm, destructive device, or ammunition to a person under 18 years of age shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.

(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, any person who is convicted a second time for possessing an unregistered firearm shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

(B) A person who in the person's dwelling place, place of business, or on other land possessed by the person, possesses a pistol, or firearm that could otherwise be registered, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

(3) A person convicted of knowingly possessing restricted pistol bullets (K-Rom: handgun ammo capable of penetrating 18 layers of kevlar) in violation of § 7-2506.01(3) may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 10 years and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a mandatory-minimum term of not less than 1 year and shall not be released from prison or granted probation or suspension of sentence prior to serving the mandatory-minimum sentence, and, in addition, may be fined an amount not to exceed $10,000.


--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.
 
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CDT COX

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So it seems like locked in the trunk of car is a better option. We were hoping to drive into the city and park then walk, so that was why I wanted to leave it in the hotel. I haven't been to DC in a couple of years but will look op the metro options to Arlington and Alexandria.
 

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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.
 

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A recent article in the Washington Times that sort of relates to this topic:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/guns/2012/dec/18/miller-dc-lightens-gun-penalties/

(SNIP)
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.
 

CDT COX

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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.

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!
 

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Doing DC

  1. Get a room in Virginia on the Metro
  2. Use the Metro to go into DC. It is safe - asuming you are using the tourist areas on Federal Property.
  3. Eat and do night life in VA.
  4. 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.
  5. If you get an extra box cable, you can secure the box to something unmoveable in the hotel room.
  6. When you go out to eat, if you want to drink at the same time, you must carry open.
 

CDT COX

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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?
 

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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?


While preserving the domestic tranquility may be high on your list of priorities, if you stay (and dine) in Virginia, you'll also not be paying a 10% meal tax to a (DC) government that wants you disarmed for its convenience.


We in the northern Virginia area are fortunate to have several ranges. If you've never been, you might find it interesting to visit the NRA range, and its museum as well. There is a range a few miles from the Franconia/Springfield Metro station (www.sharpshootersva.com). Others include Blue Ridge Arsenal, Silver Eagle Group, though you're traveling further and further.

If you have time for a meetup while you're in the area, give a date and I'll set up an Open Carry dinner somewhere in the area.
 

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  1. Get a room in Virginia on the Metro
  2. Use the Metro to go into DC. It is safe - asuming you are using the tourist areas on Federal Property.
  3. Eat and do night life in VA.
  4. 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.
  5. If you get an extra box cable, you can secure the box to something unmoveable in the hotel room.
  6. When you go out to eat, if you want to drink at the same time, you must carry open.


While specifically true, #6 is something we of the OC persuasion in the area strongly discourage. If you carry concealed in a restaurant, you may not drink adult beverages. While open carrying, you can (legally), but it tends to be frowned upon.
 

B. Reddy

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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!

+1 on the indoor range at NRA HQ in Fairfax. NRA members get a break on the range fees, first-timers must take the safety briefing.
Weekends are the busiest.

http://nrahqrange.nra.org/


Also you don't need a concealed handgun permit to keep a handgun in your glovebox or center console while in Va.

§ 18.2-308.B.10. Any person who may lawfully possess a firearm and is carrying a handgun while in a personal, private motor vehicle or vessel and such handgun is secured in a container or compartment in the vehicle or vessel.

Check out the discussion at:

http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...thout-a-CHP-(Concealed-Handgun-Permit)-STICKY

Enjoy your visit.
 

Nelson_Muntz

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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.


what good is this section? why have a registration and a penalty for a city resident when registration is not necessary if bought elsewhere? why only city residents, not everybody, is/are subjected to this section? totally useless and will likely be misunderstood/misinterpreted by the jbt's on patrol.
 
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