Section 24-2333. GOOD REASON TO FEAR INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY

 

2333.1A person shall demonstrate a good reason to fear injury to his or her person by showing a special need for self-protection distinguishable from the general community as supported by evidence of specific threats or previous attacks which demonstrate a special danger to the applicant’s life.

 

2333.2For the purposes of satisfying the specifications of § 2333.1, a person shall allege, in writing, serious threats of death or serious bodily harm, any attacks on his or her person, or any theft of property from his or her person.  The person shall also allege that the threats are of a nature that the legal possession of a pistol is necessary as a reasonable precaution against the apprehended danger. 

 

2333.3The person shall provide all evidence of contemporaneous reports to the police of such threats or attacks, and disclose whether or not the applicant has made a sworn complaint to the police or the courts of the District of Columbia concerning any threat or attack.

 

2333.4The fact that a person resides in or is employed in a high crime area shall not by itself establish a good reason to fear injury to person or property for the issuance of a concealed carry license.

 

 

authority

Section 911 of the License to Carry a Pistol Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (Act), signed January 6, 2015 (D.C. Act 20-0564; 62 DCR 866 (January 23, 2015)), and any substantially similar emergency, temporary, or permanent versions of this legislation.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 9781 (July 17, 2015).