Thanks for the really specific info. The MPD site is not clear about this at all, they speak about "handgun" and "firearm" interchangeably sometimes so I just assumed it was all under the same laws.
Is there a gun store in MD or VA that anyone would suggest? I'm going to try to purchase a 9mm carbine for the time being, just so I have something. I really was doing a lot of handgun research but I feel a 9mm carbine would be enough for me to feel safe in my home, and then I can use the ammo for my eventual handgun.
So with Sykes shut down (either temporarily or permanently) and if DC is not processing long guns for however long, then 2A is dead in DC.
I know SAF has been suing other places for closing gun shops during this time, maybe they can sue DC?
It's in the DC regs that if Sykes is no longer in business then the mayor "may" request that MPDC be the FFL for DC.
Can that be forced?
Or make Josh Sugarman be the go to FFL
IANAL but if Trump administration has now said gun stores, shooting ranges and manufacturers are "essential," then doesn't it follow that the means to register must also be essential?
What about getting a c&r and having it delivered to your door
Hopefully these sort of shenanigans can be brought to bear on the case on hold with SCOTUS to strike down the in-state FFL requirement for handgun transfers.
Sure. You'll have possession, but you still have to register it (eventually). I'll let other people opine on how long they have waited between receiving and registering a C&R. All of my C&R acquisitions have been through family, so I just haven't brought them in to DC out of an abundance of caution and battered gun owner syndrome until they were registered.
The onus is on you to prove something is C&R. I had a Zastava M57 Tokarev without a date code that I could not register because only the Russian TT33 is specifically listed and I could not prove the M57 is +50 years old.
What did you do? Transfer it to Sykes and have him transfer it back to you? Silliness.
Seeing DC is no longer requiring registration of Long Guns
That tweet was in jest. You still have to register, they just aren’t doing registrations apparently. So for anyone without a firearm the 2A is dead currently in DC for anyone that wants to acquire one (legally).
Referring to this
Arthur Schwartz
@ArthurSchwartz
Just got off the phone with Metro DC Firearms Registration. They’re no longer processing registrations for long guns.
You can get an abortion in DC but you can’t buy a gun in DC.
What are the laws regarding antiques in DC? If you are looking to buy your first firearm, and this crisis has prompted you to look into getting one, I wonder if antiques are ok?
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863588581
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/854607558
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863211374
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863565963
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863437835
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/862049399
What are the laws regarding antiques in DC? If you are looking to buy your first firearm, and this crisis has prompted you to look into getting one, I wonder if antiques are ok?
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863588581
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/854607558
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863211374
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863565963
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/863437835
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/862049399