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« Another Bloomberg Mayor is indicted | Main | Gunwalker -- effect on cooperating FFLs »

DC is getting desperate....

Posted by David Hardy · 17 July 2011 07:28 PM

I'd say setting up an FFL in DC Police HQ, and expediting zoning clearance for any other FFLs, qualify as desperation moves.

Hat tip to Fiftycal from Austin, Texas....

· Chicago aftermath

9 Comments | Leave a comment

Jim D. | July 17, 2011 9:17 PM | Reply

Will the DC Police FFL managers be individually liable for the same minor discrepencies and errors on the 4473 as Red's Trading Post and the rest of the FFLs nationally are responsible for?

There are criminal penalties involved, right?

Or will the DOJ BATFE "look the other way" for their brothers in blue?

If they do, will that technically make the DOJ BATFE technially guilty of covering up a federal crime and subject to RICO indictment?

Well, one can dream...

Gene Hoffman | July 17, 2011 10:25 PM | Reply

DC is renting space in the Metro PD building to Charles Sykes to run his transfer FFL out of...

That would be the third Government that moved quickly to change their laws in the face of Alan Gura this month. The other two were the Michigan Liquor Control Board and Chicago...

-Gene

Ken | July 17, 2011 10:30 PM | Reply

Not a problem for the DC Police, since they're not going to be the FFL; they're merely leasing space to the one existing FFL who had lost the lease on his previous location. He'll still be the one on the hook for any errors, which I suspect BATFE will be more than happy to use as an excuse to pull his license. Then it won't be DC's fault that nobody can get a gun; it will be the evil gun dealer's. Also note that the changes in zoning rules only apply to whatever space the DC Police might be willing to lease to new dealers. After all, you wouldn't want free enterprise and competition between businesses to break out in the nation's capital.

Fiftycal | July 17, 2011 10:54 PM | Reply

Notice the "zoning commission" has OK'd FFL's in ANY "police station or license agency". I've already put in my request for an application. If they drag their feet, I'll sue their ass. And demand the same terms he gets. Or less, since I won't be at ! police plaza. And get Alan Gura to do it for me.

Sendarius | July 18, 2011 1:29 AM | Reply

Ummm, isn't possession of a firearm in a Law Enforcement Facility by anybody other than a police officer a felony?

Unless the lessee gets an entire floor (or totally separate portion therof) and a totally separate entrance, wouldn't people have to go through part of a police station to get to the FFL?

Paul | July 18, 2011 6:50 AM | Reply

Re:
"Unless the lessee gets an entire floor (or totally separate portion therof) and a totally separate entrance, wouldn't people have to go through part of a police station to get to the FFL?" - SENDARIUS

You beat me to it. I was wondering if people could actually take possession of their new gun while inside of a government building.
Or maybe they will get an escort from the building, at which time they are handed their boxed-up, unloaded gun.
A store near me had a policy of walking with you to your car, before handing over your gun - to be placed in the trunk, immediately.
In spite of the fact that the parking lot was posted ...

Nick L. EMT-P | July 18, 2011 7:16 AM | Reply

Ummm, isn't possession of a firearm in a Law Enforcement Facility by anybody other than a police officer a felony?

They can make exceptions, just like they make exceptions at One Police Plaza here in NYC. We have to bring newly purchased firearms in for inspection and serial number recording. You declare the firearm (unloaded, locked in a hard case) at security and they give you a pass after the container has been X-rayed.

It's not uncommon to see civilians with black, locked Glock or bright blue SIG cases walking to and from the gun inspection room. Last time I was there, approximately 6 people were waiting for a gun inspection.

anon | July 18, 2011 9:13 AM | Reply

"wouldn't people have to go through part of a police station to get to the FFL?"

Under DC law, you already had to take handguns to police HQ for ballistics finger-printing.

Jim | July 19, 2011 12:27 PM | Reply

"ballistics finger-printing." Now there is a big waste of money...

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