NBC’s David Gregory is in hot water with the District of Columbia police department for violating a gun law that he enthusiastically supports.

In an abundance of caution, press reports carefully declare that he “apparently” or “possibly” violated the law, but Gregory’s own words make it clear that he violated D.C.’s law forbidding possession of a firearms magazine that holds 30 rounds, a magazine like the ones used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.