Is 95 and the beltways around DC in the city and therefore a no go for transporting a firearm? I am traveling down 95 to virginia.
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W.E.G.
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No portion of I-495/I-95 traverses the District of Columbia.
Those roads are located entirely in either Maryland or Virginia.
No reason for you to drive on I-295 or I-395.
But, you should know that those roads WILL take you through the city.
When traveling through indian territory, one should be fully familiar with the Firearms Owners Protection Act, and should use great discretion in stowage of firearms during the journey.
Those roads are located entirely in either Maryland or Virginia.
No reason for you to drive on I-295 or I-395.
But, you should know that those roads WILL take you through the city.
When traveling through indian territory, one should be fully familiar with the Firearms Owners Protection Act, and should use great discretion in stowage of firearms during the journey.
dc.fireman
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You will be fine, transporting down 95. Don’t venture for any reason, onto the I-295 spur, which will take you through some fairly rough country, and firearms unfriendly territory.
The ‘Beltway’ - I-495 - encircles the outer area of the city, with varying distances to the city line, but W.E.G. is entirely correct - it never wanders into the city. the I-395, and I-295 spurs, will take you into the heart of the city.
The ‘Beltway’ - I-495 - encircles the outer area of the city, with varying distances to the city line, but W.E.G. is entirely correct - it never wanders into the city. the I-395, and I-295 spurs, will take you into the heart of the city.
A part of the Woodrow Wilson bridge portion of I-95/Beltway (used to be 495) does cross the southern tip of D.C. I don't think anybody worries about it, but it does. It's the part over the Potomac close to the Virginia shore.
John
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I'm getting old. I almost forgot about the new bridge. I even posted on it years ago.
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"The second bridge span was dedicated on May 15, 2008; on May 30, 2008, Inner Loop traffic was shifted onto it." The old bridge ran through 300 feet of D.C. fwiw, but they blew that one up and built new ones...
"After the completion of the Wilson Bridge project, the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia will become the joint owners of the completed bridge, and both states will exercise joint responsibility and oversight of bridge activities, maintenance and operations.[12] The District of Columbia, a jurisdiction that once had ownership rights to the 1961 Wilson Bridge span, will relinquish future ownership rights and responsibility for the new bridge.[12] Additionally, the District will grant a permanent easement to Maryland and Virginia for the portion of the bridge located within its boundaries."
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"The second bridge span was dedicated on May 15, 2008; on May 30, 2008, Inner Loop traffic was shifted onto it." The old bridge ran through 300 feet of D.C. fwiw, but they blew that one up and built new ones...
"After the completion of the Wilson Bridge project, the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia will become the joint owners of the completed bridge, and both states will exercise joint responsibility and oversight of bridge activities, maintenance and operations.[12] The District of Columbia, a jurisdiction that once had ownership rights to the 1961 Wilson Bridge span, will relinquish future ownership rights and responsibility for the new bridge.[12] Additionally, the District will grant a permanent easement to Maryland and Virginia for the portion of the bridge located within its boundaries."
Rob G
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As long as you follow the provisions of FOPA and keep your firearms unloaded and stored in a locked container in the trunk of your vehicle you could drive right through the middle of DC and legally you'd be fine. You could even make a quick pit stop for food or gas and still be fine. Now, whether or not any officer that stops you would know that is a different matter. I've run across cops that were fully knowledgeable about FOPA and some that had no idea it even existed.
There is a tiny portion of the bridge that actually lies in DC, but MD LE has responsibility for the actual roadway. DC handles water incidents under the bridge.
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No. Take I-81. I-95 is complete madness. Trust me.
81 is a much nicer drive through the country, where 95 takes you through EVERY major city on the eastern seaboard.
I was on I-81 today. Dern people drive like they're on a Sunday drive in the freaking country. Maybe it's just because I just about grew up on I-95 and learned to drive on it (and the D.C. beltway when it was built), but the people on I-81 drive me nuts. 
Oh, and the long rolling hills through the valley with the semis in the left lane chugging along, slower and slower they go. Putt. Putt. I think I can, I think I can. Give me the crazy speeding lane changers any day.
John
Oh, and the long rolling hills through the valley with the semis in the left lane chugging along, slower and slower they go. Putt. Putt. I think I can, I think I can. Give me the crazy speeding lane changers any day.John
I had to look it up to be sure. I-81 in Rockbridge County, home of Lexington and VMI, and south of Staunton where I-64 turns east towards Richmond, has...
"tractor-trailers now accounting for up to 40 percent of the traffic on I-81"
"tractor-trailers now accounting for up to 40 percent of the traffic on I-81"
Oh, silly little things like "legality" have never deterred the DC Metro police in the past. Oh ya, the charges will be dropped ... in 3 or 4 months ... but they will still have your guns and you ain't gettin 'em back.
There is a very small stretch of DC on the outside of the 495 beltway. It's in alexandria. Depending on where you're coming from, that won't be a consideration. Where are you heading to?
Devonai
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I drove from Connecticut to Fort Lee, VA, in the middle of a weekday (7am-5pm) and encountered no significant traffic on 95.
Who cares? Don't get stopped...
I live in Baltimore and if I gotta go to VA with a gun, oh well. I do what I need to do.
Doesn't the "safe passage" act/whatever it's called protect you anyway?
I live in Baltimore and if I gotta go to VA with a gun, oh well. I do what I need to do.
Doesn't the "safe passage" act/whatever it's called protect you anyway?
Rob G
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It's a possibility. I've always made a policy of doing what the law allows me regardless of how local PD views it simply because I'm allowed to. Why allow their ignorance to become a de facto ban on my freedom?
For decades it was said legal gun ownership would never happen in DC. I think we know how that worked out. I'm pretty sure then that getting weapons back in the face of an overzealous cop is possible too. Might it be difficult? Yes. Would I do it if they seized them illegally? Absolutely.
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