National Carry AcademyTraveling with Firearm Inside a Vehicle
January 14, 2016
DC ST § 22-4504.02
District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition
Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners.
Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties. (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle VI. Regulation and Possession of Weapons.
Chapter 45. Weapons and Possession of Weapons. (Refs & Annos)
§ 22-4504.02. Lawful transportation of firearms.
(a) Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by the law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be permitted to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm if the firearm is transported in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) If the transportation of the firearm is by a vehicle, the firearm shall be unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported shall be readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the transporting vehicle.
(2) If the transporting vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment, the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console, and the firearm shall be unloaded.
(c) If the transportation of the firearm is in a manner other than in a vehicle, the firearm shall be:
1) Unloaded;
2) Inside a locked container; and
3) Separate from any ammunition.
Note: The above law is applicable for those into transporting firearms through DC. If someone is traveling and going through DC, it is suggested not to travel inside the Beltway of around DC. Though Beltway is outside DC, it serves as a boundary that you’re about to go into the District. And like what has been mentioned above, if someone stops in DC while transporting firearms for whatever reasons, it can no longer be covered by the Federal Law (Title 18 Part 1 Chapter 44 § 926A) but rather fall under dc law and that person can be arrested and firearms will be confiscated.
Traveling with Firearm Inside a Vehicle
January 14, 2016
DC ST § 22-4504.02
District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition
Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners.
Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties. (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle VI. Regulation and Possession of Weapons.
Chapter 45. Weapons and Possession of Weapons. (Refs & Annos)
§ 22-4504.02. Lawful transportation of firearms.
(a) Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by the law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be permitted to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry the firearm if the firearm is transported in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) If the transportation of the firearm is by a vehicle, the firearm shall be unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported shall be readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the transporting vehicle.
(2) If the transporting vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment, the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console, and the firearm shall be unloaded.
(c) If the transportation of the firearm is in a manner other than in a vehicle, the firearm shall be:
1) Unloaded;
2) Inside a locked container; and
3) Separate from any ammunition.
Note: The above law is applicable for those into transporting firearms through DC. If someone is traveling and going through DC, it is suggested not to travel inside the Beltway of around DC. Though Beltway is outside DC, it serves as a boundary that you’re about to go into the District. And like what has been mentioned above, if someone stops in DC while transporting firearms for whatever reasons, it can no longer be covered by the Federal Law (Title 18 Part 1 Chapter 44 § 926A) but rather fall under dc law and that person can be arrested and firearms will be confiscated.