No person shall within the District of Columbia sell any pistol to a person who he or she has reasonable cause to believe is not of sound mind, or is forbidden by § 22-4503 to possess a pistol [now “firearm”], or, except when the relation of parent and child or guardian and ward exists, is under the age of 21 years.
(July 8, 1932, 47 Stat. 652, ch. 465, § 7; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 94, ch. 159, § 204(d); May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 15(f), 41 DCR 1639.)
1981 Ed., § 22-3207.
1973 Ed., § 22-3207.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 22 - Criminal Offenses and Penalties
Chapter 45 - Weapons and Possession of Weapons
§ 22–4502. Additional penalty for committing crime when armed
§ 22–4502.01. Gun free zones; enhanced penalty
§ 22–4503. Unlawful possession of firearm
§ 22–4503.01. Unlawful discharge of a firearm
§ 22–4503.02. Prohibition of firearms from public or private property
§ 22–4504.01. Authority to carry firearm in certain places and for certain purposes
§ 22–4504.02. Lawful transportation of firearms
§ 22–4505. Exceptions to § 22-4504
§ 22–4506. Issue of a license to carry a pistol
§ 22–4507. Certain sales of pistols prohibited
§ 22–4508. Transfers of firearms regulated
§ 22–4509. Dealers of weapons to be licensed
§ 22–4510. Licenses of weapons dealers; records; by whom granted; conditions
§ 22–4511. False information in purchase of weapons prohibited
§ 22–4512. Alteration of identifying marks of weapons prohibited
§ 22–4514. Possession of certain dangerous weapons prohibited; exceptions
§ 22–4517. Dangerous articles; definition; taking and destruction; procedure