District of Columbia § 22-4505 Exceptions to § 22-4504.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-4505 — Exceptions to § 22-4504.

District of Columbia·Title 22 Criminal Offenses and Penalties.·Ch. 45 Weapons and Possession of Weapons.

(a)The provisions of § 22-4504(a) , as they pertain to a pistol, and (a-1) , shall not apply to:

(1)A person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms, or their agents, employees, and representatives, who possess, carry, or use a pistol in the ordinary course of that business; or

(2)A person while carrying a pistol, transported in accordance with § 22-4504.02 :

(A)From the place of purchase to the person's home or place of business;

(B)To a place of repair, or back from that place to the person's home or place of business;

(C)While moving goods from one place of abode or business to another; or

(D)To or from any lawful recreational firearm-related activity.

(b)The provisions of § 22-4504(a) and (a-1) shall not apply to:

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(a) The provisions of § 22-4504(a) , as they pertain to a pistol, and (a-1) , shall not apply to:

(1) A person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms, or their agents, employees, and representatives, who possess, carry, or use a pistol in the ordinary course of that business; or

(2) A person while carrying a pistol, transported in accordance with § 22-4504.02 :

(A) From the place of purchase to the person's home or place of business;

(B) To a place of repair, or back from that place to the person's home or place of business;

(C) While moving goods from one place of abode or business to another; or

(D) To or from any lawful recreational firearm-related activity.

(b) The provisions of § 22-4504(a) and (a-1) shall not apply to:

(1) The concealed carrying of a firearm by a qualified law enforcement officer who is carrying the identification required by 18 U.S.C. § 926B(d);

(2) The concealed carrying of a firearm by a qualified retired law enforcement officer who is carrying the identification required by 18 U.S.C. § 926C(d);

(3) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps of the United States, or of the National Guard or Organized Reserves when on duty and duly authorized to carry a firearm; and

(4) Officers or employees of the United States when duly authorized to carry a firearm.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the term:

(1) "Qualified law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 926B(c) and (f).

(2) "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 926C(c) and (e)(2).

(3) "Recreational firearm-related activity" includes a firearms training and safety class.

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Legislative History

July 8, 1932, 47 Stat. 651, ch. 465, § 5; May 7, 1993, D.C. Law 9-266, § 3, 39 DCR 5676; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 15(d), 41 DCR 1639; Mar. 26, 1999, D.C. Law 12-190, § 3, 45 DCR 7814; June 9, 2001, D.C. Law 13-305,§ 408, 48 DCR 334; June 12, 2003, D.C. Law 14-310, § 9, 50 DCR 1092; May 20, 2009, D.C. Law 17-388, § 2(e), 56 DCR 1162; Sept. 29, 2012, D.C. Law 19-170, § 3(e), 59 DCR 5691