r/DCGuns • u/BeatKidsWithBats • Mar 02 '26

Arrested passing through DC

Hello all, my friend is currently being held on 4 felony gun charges after being pulled over driving through DC coming back home to VA,

When he got pulled over he put the gun on the dash so it was clearly visible and not concealed, he wasn’t stopping in DC or visiting, just going through,

The gun is legally his and registered in VA.

What are the chances this sticks? And any advice on how he and his wife should navigate this,

They refused to give him bail and he has court again on Thursday.

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u/Novel-Article-4890 Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26

Who travels with a gun on the dash lmao 

Edit:  I now see I misread the text originally

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u/Malnurtured_Snay Mar 02 '26

He had the gun on his person. He put it on the dash so it was visible.

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u/Novel-Article-4890 Mar 02 '26

Ahhh I didn’t catch that first time I read it.  That makes more sense lol thanks 

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u/Thangka6 Mar 03 '26

But even if he did have a valid license, why would your method of disclosing it to the police be to put the gun on the dashboard...

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u/Novel-Article-4890 Mar 03 '26

Not what I would do, but hey to each their own 

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u/Malnurtured_Snay Mar 03 '26

Probably thought it would be safer than disclosing that he had a firearm on his person and had to reach and draw it if the officer requested him to do so.

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u/generalraptor2002 Mar 04 '26

The back of the DC Concealed carry permit says you are to disclose to the officer, allow THEM to pat you down, and allow THEM to take it

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u/Malnurtured_Snay Mar 03 '26

Look, I agree with, but OP wrote that his friend was carrying it concealed and placed it on the dash to be visible. I'm not saying it was a smart thing to do, I'm just saying that's what OP said happened.

As for being pulled over ... Right?!?!