Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

by **Chasbo00** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:21:58

MILLER: D.C. arrests vet for unregistered ammunition

In September 2011, former Army Specialist Adam Meckler was arrested at the VFW in the District because he happened to have a few long-forgotten rounds of ordinary ammunition in his bag.

Spc. Meckler was only 15 days out of active duty and still living at Fort Belvoir when he had to go into the District to turn in his medical records. On Sept. 18, he went to the VFW, which is located inside the Veterans Affairs D.C. regional office, four blocks from the White House. The Army medic carried these paper loosely and created a mess going through the scanner conveyer belt.

The next day, the Kentucky native had to return with more documents so he took his first-aid backpack to keep the papers from flying around again at security. He had used this same bag to do medical coverage at the shooting range for his job and when he shot recreationally. Spc. Meckler owned his military-issued sidearm, the Beretta M9 and a Springfield XDM, also in 9mm.

He took the Metro into the city. At the entrance of the Eye Street building, he got in line to go through the magnetometers again. When it got to his turn, he put the backpack on the conveyer belt. Expecting to be waved through the checkpoint, he was shocked that the security guard held him in place.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/gun ... ed-ammuni/

by **TacticalMom** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:29:59

That is a shame, this makes me sad for that vet. Overreacting Much?

by **dorminWS** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:40:01

Sounds like the kind of thing you'd expect in North Korea; not the USA.

by **marked8** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 11:56:31

They take these things very seriously in Federal buildings. I've worked armed security at a Federal site and we would have done the same thing. There is a zero tolerance policy in such situations and no discretion. Discretion is for the judge.

by **dorminWS** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:03:50

marked8 wrote:They take these things very seriously in Federal buildings. I've worked armed security at a Federal site and we would have done the same thing. There is a zero tolerance policy in such situations and no discretion. Discretion is for the judge.

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OK, silly as it is, I understand it is the law in DC.

But can't you have zero tolerance without the hysteria and Gestapo tactics?

by **Chasbo00** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:10:33

dorminWS wrote:
OK, silly as it is, I understand it is the law in DC.

But can't you have zero tolerance without the hysteria and Gestapo tactics?

Exactly!

When titling this thread, I used the word abuse and not enforcement for just this reason.

Website · by **Wolvee** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:18:34

So is DC completely off limits to guns and stuff? I don't quite understand the laws yet. So DC doesn't have reciprocity for a Va CPL and you can't have ammo in the City/area?

by **Chasbo00** » Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:42:58

Wolvee wrote:So is DC completely off limits to guns and stuff? I don't quite understand the laws yet. So DC doesn't have reciprocity for a Va CPL and you can't have ammo in the City/area?

Good rundown here:

http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/dc.pdf

by **Diomed** » Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:19:36

dorminWS wrote:But can't you have zero tolerance without the hysteria and Gestapo tactics?

Nope, zero tolerance is a part of hysteria and Gestapo tactics.

by **WRW** » Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:09:34

Why are Federal Police enforcing local law?

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by **davasmith** » Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:00:31

Where the hell is common sense these days? Anyone? ............... No gun, no threat. What was he going to do, throw the damn bullets at people? Come on man............... Come on................. :thumbsdown: