Thursday, October 24, 2013

MILLER: D.C. businessman faces two years in jail for unregistered ammunition, brass casing


Mark Witaschek, a successful financial adviser with no criminal record, is facing two years in prison for possession of unregistered ammunition after D.C. police raided his house looking for guns. Mr. Witaschek has never had a firearm in the city, but he is being prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The trial starts on Nov. 4.

The police banged on the front door of Mr. Witaschek’s Georgetown home at 8:20 p.m. on July 7, 2012, to execute a search warrant for “firearms and ammunition … gun cleaning equipment, holsters, bullet holders and ammunition receipts.”

Mr. Witaschek’s 14-year-old daughter let inside some 30 armed officers in full tactical gear.

D.C. law requires residents to register every firearm with the police, and only registered gun owners can possess ammunition, which includes spent shells and casings. The maximum penalty for violating these laws is a $1,000 fine and a year in jail.

Police based their search on a charge made by Mr. Witaschek’s estranged wife, who had earlier convinced a court clerk to issue a temporary restraining order against her husband for threatening her with a gun, although a judge later found the charge to be without merit.

 More Here at the Washington Times

4 comments:

Lisa researching gun rights said...

Sounds a little fishy to me.

Wireless.Phil said...

Does a 14-year-old daughter, who is not an adult, have the right to allow the police into the home without her father's permission?

Dean Weingarten said...

Yes, it does. As in the police on a "fishing" expedition.

Dean Weingarten said...

Does a 14-year-old daughter, who is not an adult, have the right to allow the police into the home without her father's permission?

Yes, especially if they have a warrant.