Warning: D.C. cops under orders to arrest tourists with empty bullet casings

Published September 5, 2013 4:00am ET



Washington police are operating under orders to arrest tourists and other non-residents traveling with spent bullet or shotgun casings, a crime that carries a $1,000 fine, a year in jail and a criminal record, according to a new book about the city’s confusing gun laws.

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