District of Columbia
waiting period
long gun Restrictive
DC1020 — general
Citation:
D.C. Code § 22-4508
No seller shall within the District of Columbia deliver a firearm to the purchaser thereof until 10 days shall have elapsed from the time of the application for the purchase thereof, except in the case of sales to marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, policemen, or other duly appointed law enforcement officers, and, when delivered, said firearm shall be transported in accordance with §...
Effective:
2009-10-22
District of Columbia
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
DC1026 — general
Citation:
D.C. Code § 22-4508
No seller shall within the District of Columbia deliver a firearm to the purchaser thereof until 10 days shall have elapsed from the time of the application for the purchase thereof, except in the case of sales to marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, policemen, or other duly appointed law enforcement officers, and, when delivered, said firearm shall be transported in accordance with §...
Effective:
2009-10-22
District of Columbia
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
DC1027 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)
Citation:
DC ST §§ 7-2502.01,7-2502.03.
§ 7-2502.01. Except as otherwise provided in this unit, no person or organization in the District of Columbia (“District”) shall receive, possess, control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver any destructive device, and no person or organization in the District shall possess or control any firearm, unless the person or organization holds a valid registration certificate for the firearm. § 7-2502.03.
Effective:
1976-09-24
District of Columbia
waiting period
long gun Restrictive
DC1028 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)
Citation:
DC ST §§ 7-2502.01,7-2502.03.
§ 7-2502.01. Except as otherwise provided in this unit, no person or organization in the District of Columbia (“District”) shall receive, possess, control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, or deliver any destructive device, and no person or organization in the District shall possess or control any firearm, unless the person or organization holds a valid registration certificate for the firearm. § 7-2502.03.
Effective:
1976-09-24
District of Columbia
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
DC1019 — general
Citation:
D.C. Code § 22-3208 (1932)
No seller shall within the District of Columbia deliver a pistol to the purchaser thereof until 48 hours shall have elapsed from the time of the application for the purchase thereof, except in the case of sales to marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens or their deputies, policemen, or other duly appointed law enforcement officers, and, when delivered, said pistol shall be securely wrapped and shall be unloaded.
Effective:
1932-07-08 Superseded:
2009-10-22