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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-23. GUNS AND OTHER WEAPONS |
Section 24-2302. SALE OR TRANSFER OF WEAPONS
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2302.1It shall unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, give, lend, rent, or otherwise transfer to any child under the age of eighteen (18) years any firearms, air rifle, air gun, air pistol, B-B gun, spring gun, blowgun, bowgun, or a similar type of gun; or ammunition, gunpowder, gun cap, cartridge primer, dynamite cap or detonator, B-B shot, pellet, projectile, dart, or other dangerous missile or explosive, in any quantity.
2302.2Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the sale or other transfer of toy paper caps containing not more the twenty-five hundredths (.25) of a grain of explosive composition per cap.
2302.3Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the transfer of any of the items listed in §2302.1 where the transfer is supervised by a person eighteen (18) or more years of age in connection with the following:
(a)A theatrical performance or athletic contest;
(b)A licensed shooting gallery; or
(c)Transfer at other locations where the use of the item is authorized by the Chief of Police.