§ 22–4505. Exceptions to § 22-4504.

(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;

(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.

(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.

(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), 70 DCR 928.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 22-3205.

1973 Ed., § 22-3205.

Section References

This section is referenced in § 6-223.

Effect of Amendments

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”.

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

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”.

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.

Cross References

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

Emergency Legislation

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).

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).

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).