{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4504","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-4504","heading":"Carrying concealed weapons; possession of weapons during commission of crime of violence; penalty.","body":"(a)\nNo person shall carry within the District of Columbia either openly or concealed on or about their person, a pistol, without a license issued pursuant to District of Columbia law, or any deadly or dangerous weapon. Whoever violates this section shall be punished as provided in § 22-4515, except that:\n(1)\nA person who violates this section by carrying a pistol, without a license issued pursuant to District of Columbia law, or any deadly or dangerous weapon, in a place other than the person’s dwelling place, place of business, or on other land possessed by the person, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; or\n(2)\nIf the violation of this section occurs after a person has been convicted in the District of Columbia of a violation of this section or of a felony, either in the District of Columbia or another jurisdiction, the person shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.\n\n(a-1)\nExcept as otherwise permitted by law, no person shall carry within the District of Columbia a rifle or shotgun. A person who violates this subsection shall be subject to the criminal penalties set forth in subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section.\n\n(b)\nNo person shall within the District of Columbia possess a pistol, machine gun, shotgun, rifle, or any other firearm or imitation firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime as defined in § 22-4501. Upon conviction of a violation of this subsection, the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 years and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a mandatory-minimum term of not less than 5 years and shall not be released on parole, or granted probation or suspension of sentence, prior to serving the mandatory-minimum sentence.\n\n(c)\nIn addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 45. Weapons and Possession of Weapons."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-4504","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a6fc23a845fc36f09664befc084a57a60cae9fdab92d9e2f2b78a8ce18424dae","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4503.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4504.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}