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While berating NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre on NBC's "Meet the Press" this Sunday, host David Gregory appears to have violated D.C.'s strict gun laws when he waved a 30-round magazine on national television, a post at The Patriot Perspective reported.
"No person in the District shall possess, sell, or transfer any large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm. For the purposes of this subsection, the term large capacity ammunition feeding device means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition," reads D.C. official code 7-2506.01.
Those violating the code can be sentenced to a "maximum fine of $1000 and/or up to a year imprisonment," the code adds.
Newsbusters' Tom Blumer noted that the law might not be enforceable given "the Supreme Court's Heller ruling affirming that the right to keep and bear arms (and ammo) is an individual right."
But, he added, "it would also be interesting to know if Gregory's possession of an AR-15 magazine or his showing it on the air violated any of NBC's corporate policies."
There is also a White House petition demanding that charges be pressed against Gregory for violating the law. As of this writing, that petition now has 1,791 signatures.
Link to Story: http://www.examiner.com/article/report-nbc-s-david-gregory-violated-d-c-gun-laws-on-meet-the-press
Link to Petition: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...high-capacity-assault-rifle-magazine/gMNRPpPl
You need a (Disposable) email to sign petition here: www.HushMail.com (based in Canada)
"No person in the District shall possess, sell, or transfer any large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm. For the purposes of this subsection, the term large capacity ammunition feeding device means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition," reads D.C. official code 7-2506.01.
Those violating the code can be sentenced to a "maximum fine of $1000 and/or up to a year imprisonment," the code adds.
Newsbusters' Tom Blumer noted that the law might not be enforceable given "the Supreme Court's Heller ruling affirming that the right to keep and bear arms (and ammo) is an individual right."
But, he added, "it would also be interesting to know if Gregory's possession of an AR-15 magazine or his showing it on the air violated any of NBC's corporate policies."
There is also a White House petition demanding that charges be pressed against Gregory for violating the law. As of this writing, that petition now has 1,791 signatures.
Link to Story: http://www.examiner.com/article/report-nbc-s-david-gregory-violated-d-c-gun-laws-on-meet-the-press
Link to Petition: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pe...high-capacity-assault-rifle-magazine/gMNRPpPl
You need a (Disposable) email to sign petition here: www.HushMail.com (based in Canada)
