Robert Contee III, the Chief of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, said on Monday, that he will reach out to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO, 3rd District) after she said she intended to Carry a Handgun in the District.
Contee said during a Press Conference that he wanted to ensure Boebert "is aware of the what the laws of the District of Columbia are. That congresswoman will be subjected to the same penalties as anyone else that's caught on the D.C. streets carrying a firearm," Contee said.
The Colorado Representative made it clear, in November, after Winning her Race that she planned on Carrying her Gun while in D.C.
Regulations dating back to 1967 Prohibit Federal or D.C. Laws from Stopping a Member of Congress from having a Handgun in their Office but the Gun must be Unloaded and Securely Wrapped. Not Open or Hidden Carried. When on the House Floor it can't be carried.
In the District of Columbia, a License is required to Carry a Firearm and Open Carry is Prohibited.
A Person who Holds Valid Registration may carry a Firearm in their Home, in a Recreational Setting, at their Own place of Business and while it is being Transported for "a lawful purpose."
Though Lawmakers are allowed to Carry Guns on Capitol Hill, which is Governed by Federal Law, Members of the Public are Not.
The Regulations says: No One shall Carry any Firearm inside the Chamber or on the Floor of the House or Senate; in any Lobby or Cloakroom adjacent thereto; in the Galleries of either the House or Senate; in the Marble Room of the Senate or Rayburn Room of the House, unless Assigned or Approved by the Two Sergeants of Arms for Maintenance of Adequate Security.
A Group of Democratic Lawmakers, stated in December, that they would move to Block Lawmakers from Carrying Guns in the Capitol, arguing that the Exemption posed a Safety Risk as Capitol Police are Unaware who Is or Isn't carrying a Firearm.
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