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Gregory gun trouble

NBC News’ David Gregory is being investigated by Washington, DC police because he showed off a large-capacity gun clip while questioning the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.”

“Here is a magazine for ammunition that carries 30 bullets,” Gregory said. “Now, isn’t it possible that if we got rid of these, if we replaced them and said, ‘Well, you can only have a magazine that carries five bullets or ten bullets,’ isn’t it just possible that we could reduce the carnage in a situation like Newtown?’ ”

“I don’t believe that’s going to make one difference,” replied LaPierre, the controversial gun lobby CEO who triggered outrage when he called for putting armed cops in every US school.

The trouble with Gregory’s showing off the gun clip is that DC’s tough municipal code prohibits possession of “any large capacity ammunition feeding device, regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm.”

It carries a maximum penalty of one-year in prison. DC police said they warned NBC against using the ammo as a prop.

“NBC contacted (the Metropolitan Police Department) inquiring if they could utilize a high capacity magazine for their segment,” police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump said.

“NBC was informed that possession of a high capacity magazine is not permissible and their request was denied. This matter is currently being investigated.”

NBC refused comment.