It sure looks that way, unless the gun clip Gregory held up today was just a dummy prop.
I saw a number of tweets linking to this post David Gregory Violates DC Gun Law On National TV?quoting D.C. Official Code 7-2506.01 (emphasis in original):
b) 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. The term ?large capacity ammunition feeding device? shall not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
I confirmed via Westlaw that this is in fact existing D.C. law.? Here?s the entire section:
? 7-2506.01. Persons permitted to possess ammunition.
(a) No person shall possess ammunition in the District of Columbia unless:
(1) He is a licensed dealer pursuant to subchapter IV of this unit;
(2) He is an officer, agent, or employee of the District of Columbia or the United States of America, on duty and acting within the scope of his duties when possessing such ammunition;
(3) He is the holder of the valid registration certificate for a firearm of the same gauge or caliber as the ammunition he possesses; except, that no such person shall possess restricted pistol bullets; or
(4) He holds an ammunition collector?s certificate on September 24, 1976.
(b) 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. The term ?large capacity ammunition feeding device? shall not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
Here is the segment of today?s Meet the Press show in which Gregory holds up what appears to be a high-capacity (i.e., more than 10 round) ammunition clip while interviewing Wayne LaPierre this morning:
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I sent Gregory a tweet, and I?ll try to reach out to NBC News, and I?ll update if I can get NBC?s position on whether Gregory just violated the law. Maybe it was just a dummy clip, not a real one:
Update 5:15 p.m. ? It has been 4 hours since I emailed the two communications people at NBC News with responsibility for Meet the Press, and almost two hours since I emailed the S.V.P. of Communications and left a voice mail on her cell phone, but no response yet from NBC News.
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