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

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

      1. (A) From the place of purchase to the person's home or place of business;
      2. (B) To a place of repair, or back from that place to the person's home or place of business;
      3. (C) While moving goods from one place of abode or business to another; or
      4. (D) To or from any lawful recreational firearm-related activity.

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

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

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

   1. (1) "Qualified law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 926B(c) and (f).
   2. (2) "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 926C(c) and (e)(2).
   3. (3) "Recreational firearm-related activity" includes a firearms training and safety class.

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

Apr. 21, 2023, D.C. Law 24-347, § 3(c)

Emergency Legislation

For temporary amendment of section, see § 3(e) of the Firearms Second Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-510, October 26, 2012, 59 DCR 12808).

For temporary amendment of section, see § 3 of the Office of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-394, July 4, 1998, 45 DCR 4645), § 3 of the Office of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-463, October 28, 1998, 45 DCR 7818), and § 3 of the Office of the Inspector General Law Enforcement Powers Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1999 (D.C. Act 13-3, February 8, 1999, 46 DCR 2288).

Temporary Legislation

Section 3 of D.C. Law 12-177 inserted “including criminal investigators of the Office of the Inspector General, designated in writing by the Inspector General, while engaged in the performance of their official duties” near the beginning of (a).

Effect of Amendments

The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-170 deleted “to § 22-4504” at the end of the section heading; rewrote (a); substituted “§ 22-4504(a)” for “§ 22-4504” in (b); added (c); and made related changes.

D.C. Law 17-388, in subsec. (a), substituted “pistol, transported in accordance with § 22-4504.02, from” for “pistol unloaded and in a secure wrapper from”.

D.C. Law 14-310, in par. (4), validated a previously made technical correction.

D.C. Law 13-305, in subsec. (a), substituted “duly appointed law enforcement officers, including special agents of the Office of Tax and Revenue, authorized in writing by the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the Office of Tax and Revenue to carry a firearm while engaged in the performance of their official duties” for “duly appointed law enforcement officers”.

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 22-3205.

1981 Ed., § 22-3205.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 6-223.

Cross References

District of Columbia Housing Authority Police Force, applicability of this section, see § 6-258.01.