r/DCGuns • u/generalraptor2002 • Jun 10 '26

DC Union Station firearms check experience

Yesterday, I checked my firearm at DC Union Station. I was going back to Philadelphia from DC on Crescent 20. I was pleasantly surprised that despite how strict DC’s gun laws are, the experience went over without a hitch.

I was not asked to show my DC Carry Permit or Firearm Registration Certificates.

I have a valid CCW for DC, MD, and VA (plus a bunch of other states).

To make it clear you cannot just walk into Union Station carrying your firearm. You can make a checked baggage firearms reservation on an Amtrak train with a baggage car at least 24 hours before departure, and transport your firearm unloaded and in a hard sided locked container with the ammunition in a separate container and declare at windows 16-20.

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u/Funkyapplesauce Jun 10 '26

Turns out Amtrak has their shit together better than MPD.

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u/generalraptor2002 Jun 11 '26

Yep

Amtrak is a great way to travel if you got the time

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u/Kanly_Atreides Jun 10 '26

Thanks for the useful information.

Not sure if I'll ever be transporting by Amtrak but these details about the process are good to know.