National Guardsman arrested in DC for carrying pistol without permit

[william]

An Oklahoma National Guardsman deployed to Washington, D.C. was pulled over for an expired car registration, where police then found a pistol that wasn’t registered in the district. The guardsman was arrested this week and charged with a felony.

Jakob Noonan, 22, was charged Tuesday with carrying a 9mm Canik pistol without a license, according to court records. Noonan told police he was deployed to D.C. with his National Guard unit.

“He stated that Oklahoma is an open-carry state and that the firearm was registered to him in Oklahoma. He acknowledged that he did not possess a valid District of Columbia concealed-carry permit,” according to a federal affidavit filed in the D.C. Superior Court.

Under D.C. law, carrying a pistol without a permit outside of a home is a felony and carries a penalty of a fine or up to five years in prison.

The charges came after a Metropolitan Police Department officer pulled Noonan over on Monday for registration that expired in May. During the traffic stop, Noonan informed officers that he had a firearm in his car.

Noonan was arrested Tuesday and brought to the police station. He was out of D.C. jail custody as of Friday, according to an online inmate search tool.

Wow! That's ridiculous! Military personal should have a COUNTRY wide carry permit! In fact, ANYONE who qualifies should have one and if not that then at least our military for heaven's sake!

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