District of Columbia Code
Subchapter V - Sale and Transfer of Firearms, Destructive Devices, and Ammunition
§ 7–2505.01. Sales and transfers prohibited

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No person or organization shall sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any firearm, destructive device, ghost gun, or ammunition in the District except as provided in § 7-2502.10(c), § 7-2505.02, § 7-2507.05, § 7-2510.07, or § 7-2510.09.
(Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title V, § 501, 23 DCR 2464; Mar. 16, 1978, D.C. Law 2-62, § 2, 24 DCR 5780; May 10, 2019, D.C. Law 22-314, § 2(b), 66 DCR 1672; Apr. 27, 2021, D.C. Law 23-274, § 201(c), 68 DCR 001034; Oct. 17, 2022, D.C. Act 24-583, § 2(g), 69 DCR 012714.)
1981 Ed., § 6-2351.
1973 Ed., § 6-1851.
This section is referenced in § 7-2508.01.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(g) of Ghost Gun Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-583, Oct. 17, 2022, 69 DCR 012714).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4(d) of Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-25, Feb. 26, 2021, 68 DCR 002604).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Ghost Guns Prohibition Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-324, May 27, 2020, 67 DCR 6721).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Ghost Guns Prohibition Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-245, Mar. 11, 2020, 67 DCR 3086).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Firearms Safety Omnibus Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-41, Apr. 15, 2019, 66 DCR 5255).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Firearms Safety Omnibus Emergency Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-629, Jan. 30, 2019, 66 DCR 1729).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(g) of Ghost Gun Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-87, Mar. 2, 2022, 69 DCR 000450).
For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(c) of Ghost Guns Prohibition Temporary Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Law 23-125, July 30, 2020, 67 DCR 3945).

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