{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4509","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-4509","heading":"Dealers of weapons to be licensed.","body":"No retail dealer shall within the District of Columbia sell or expose for sale or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, any pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or blackjack without being licensed as provided in § 22-4510. No wholesale dealer shall, within the District of Columbia, sell, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell, to any person other than a licensed dealer, any pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or blackjack.","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/22-4509","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"fd621773257ec0f5dc1b8b295359f698a9eeb166587e924c8c306431838a4832","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4508","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-4510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}