Drug Free Zone signs go into effect around Shaw today
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:03 — CCCA Prez
The signs are required for the enforcement of the gun free zone laws. These laws allow enhanced penalty for people caught in violation of DC gun law. The gun free zones are not intended to deter, reduce, or prevent crime, rather to increase sentencing.
From section: § 22-4502.01
For the purposes of this subsection, the term "appropriately identified" means that there is a sign that identifies the building or area as a gun free zone. (b) Any person illegally carrying a gun within a gun free zone shall be punished by a fine up to twice that otherwise authorized to be imposed, by a term of imprisonment up to twice that otherwise authorized to be imposed, or both.
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Gun Free Zone sign locations
The gun free / drug free zone signs were put up last week. I've listed the locations of the signs below:
Across from 1842 8th street nw
Southeast corner of 8th and R
700 block of T NW
NW corner of 7th and O NW
SE corner of 7th and O
Nw corner of 5th and O
Se corner of 5th and O
400 Block of O Northside / Middle of block
SE corner of 5th and N
NW corner of 5th and N
NW/NE/SE corner of 7th and N NW
NW/NE corner of 8th and N NW
- Lieutenant Jeffery Carroll
Metropolitan Police Department
Third District, PSA 308
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