DC Cops ordered to arrest for empty bullet casings

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District of Columbia Law, DC Code Ann.

Title 6, Chapter 23: Firearms Control, Subchapter 1 - General Provisions, Paragraph 6-2302 (2) has the following definition:
"Ammunition" means cartridge cases, shells, projectiles (including shot), primers, bullets (including restricted pistol bullets), propellant powder, or other devices or materials designed, redesigned, or intended for use in a firearm or destructive device"


So they clearly include pieces/parts under the ammunition definition.

Note to self: Do not travel to DC without vacuuming out the car and emptying out the purse ... :lookaroun Just in case ...
 

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Note to self: Do not travel to DC without vacuuming out the car and emptying out the purse ... :lookaroun Just in case ...

No kidding. I used to be assigned to D.C.. I lived in Maryland but drove into the district almost every day and can think of more than once I drove to work with loaded shells or spent casings in the back of my truck.

A buddy and I had a deal with a guy who ran an apple orchard near our homes...we trapped/shot ground hogs for him and we could kill all the deer we wanted (and get free produce at his farmstand). I always remembered to take the guns out of the truck at night but almost certainly had some "ammunition" somewhere when I went to work the next morning. Yikes!
 

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Can anyone cite the actual portions of D.C. municipal code that defines spent ammunition as ammunition and outlaws the carrying of spent ammunition without a firearm present?

Right now this smells like another internet "OH NOES" session based on a crappy book full of misinterpretations.

I can't give cites, but IIRC, they consider semi-auto personal defense weapons that utilize full capacity magazines (also erroneously known as "assault weapons") to be "machineguns". :rolleyes2

Okay that was funny.

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I can't give cites, but IIRC, they consider semi-auto personal defense weapons that utilize full capacity magazines (also erroneously known as "assault weapons") to be "machineguns". :rolleyes2

It was any semi-auto weapon capable of holding more than 12 rounds. That provision was removed in 2010 D.C. Law 17-372.
 

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Note to self: Do not travel to DC without vacuuming out the car and emptying out the purse ... :lookaroun Just in case ...

While I don't have a purse to contend with I'm always finding ammo in my truck, I found a 100 rounds of 9mm a couple of months ago. Had 1000 round can of .22 spill a couple of years ago to this day even after cleaning my truck out several times one still rolls out from somewhere from time to time.
 

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