Until , the District of Columbia prohibited the carrying of concealed handguns in public. District of Columbia Code Ann. Thus, the Chief of Police had no authority to issue a permit to carry.
District of Columbia , 59 F. Subsequently, the District enacted legislation regulating the issuance of concealed carry permits. In , that requirement was struck down by a federal appeals court in Wrenn v. Under allowed places, private residences are presumed forbidden unless posted otherwise, public, commercial places are presumed allowed unless posted otherwise, I think. And if the gun is loaded in you room you be committing four gun crimes — two of them felonies. Mine took 65 days. BUT people in my class took up to 90 days.
I know people who were using other than the official classes for part of the requirement took up to days or so. And who can you and what step to take. You can apply but are unlikely to get a permit. If you look on our statistics page there are currently only CCW permits issued in that district.
Hey Wayne, this is seriously out of date. Even before the latest decisions it was a two year, not five year licences. You are correct on that, all the pages are being updated to the format on the New York page. We put this state on the back burner as there are not many permit holders there and concentrated on the states with over , permit holders. We will get to DC eventually but its taking a bit of time as the all the info needs to be double checked and pages are being completely redesigned on all 50 states.
Currently working on South Carolina. Hey Wayne, thanks. Yes on one hand it is important to show onerous gun laws; but on the other hand we all have an interest in not abetting the DC government in discouraging legal ownership by making it seem harder than it is after a long and mostly effective battle to get rid of those laws. Thanks for the input, this page needs a lot of updates as things are changing fast in DC around gun laws and processes. We will include all your info in the coming update, just taking longer than we anticipated.
Processing time: 90 days official. Permits will be issued to residents and non-residents but it may take some time for these changes to be implemented. All firearms are required to be registered with the police. Applicants must be 21 or older, take an online gun safety course, and meet other criteria.
Applications are processed by the Metropolitan Police Department. The 5 year license was a mistake, we had the correct 2 years on the statistics page but not sure why we had 5 years on this page, good spotting, has been updated. Not Maryland, Lol I do agree with the others. The Updated Guide. Recent Court rulings mean Washington DC gun laws are changing fast and for the better. You will find all the information you need to stay up to date with the recent law changes on this page.
Carry In Vehicle NO. Open Carry Permitted NO. Constitutional Carry NO. See Details. Gun Laws. The official data on number of active permits in Washington DC is about two years old. Reports are that since "Shall Issue" was implemented there are now several hundred people per month taking firearms training courses. This would probably put the true number of active permits in the range. We have requested an official number of permits issued but have had no response yet.
We have also increased the Districts gun law rating from poor to fair to reflect the recent change to a Shall Issue policy. Washington DC Dashboard. Permits 0.
Washington DC Reciprocity. Permit Honored Permit not honored. Residential permits only. Issuing state. The District of Columbia does not have any reciprocity agreements with other states and currently will not honor any other states concealed carry license. There are 21 states that will honor a DC pistol licence, a full list is below.
Washington DC Reciprocity State's. States honoring a Washington DC License. Licenses Washington DC honors. States not honoring a Washington DC License. Washington DC Pistol License.
Washington DC Gun Policy. License Issued To. Washington DC License Overview. Applicants will need to meet certain requirements such as being at least 21 years old, possessing a registered pistol and completing a firearm training course. Non-Resident Licenses Washington DC does issue non-resident pistol licenses and the application is exactly the same as a residents application. If you have completed a firearms training course in another state this may exempt you from training in Washington DC, you will need to supply some form of proof to verify the training.
Remember that any firearm you plan on carrying in Washington DC will need to be registered in the district. The Law - Non-resident licenses. Handgun Training in Washington DC. Handgun Training Firearms training by an instructor certified by the Metropolitan Police Department is required for any one applying for a CCW license. A list of approved instructors can be found on the Police website.
Possesses a registered pistol, or register one at time of CCL application. Has completed a firearms training course, or combination of courses. Has a bona fide residence or place of business; Within the District of Columbia. Within the United States and a license to carry a pistol concealed upon his or her person issued by the lawful authorities of any State or subdivision of the United States; or Within the United States and meets all registration and licensing requirements.
Has demonstrated to the Chief good reason to fear injury to his or her person or property or has any other proper reason for carrying a pistol and Is a suitable person to be so licensed.
Federal Law Requirements. The instructions are quite lengthy but you must read them. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 a. When you submit your application to the Firearms Registration Section, you will be photographed and fingerprinted if your fingerprints are not already on file with the Metropolitan Police Department.
You will be notified within 60 days by mail if your application has been approved or denied. There is a retraining course required for all renewals. No personal checks or cash are accepted. Years Permit 0. Washington DC Pistol Forms.
Download Your Forms. Days to process 0. District of Columbia flag. A person issued a concealed carry license by the Chief, while carrying the pistol, shall not carry more ammunition than is required to fully load the pistol twice, and in no event shall that amount be greater than twenty 20 rounds of ammunition. A person issued a concealed carry license by the Chief may not carry any restricted pistol bullet as that term is defined in the Act. A licensee shall not carry a pistol while he or she is consuming alcohol.
Otherwise, legally discharging a firearm is limited to people acting in self-defense. All other instances would be an unlawful discharge of a firearm. The only defense to unlawful discharge of a firearm is that the person who discharged the firearm was doing so in self-defense. That means that the person was in imminent fear of bodily harm, the action of discharging the firearm was reasonable under the circumstances, and the amount of force used was proportionate to the threat being faced.
That means that a person cannot discharge a firearm with intent to kill a person if the only threat he or she faced was a fear of, say, getting punched in the stomach. The amount of force that the person uses must be proportionate to the threat that is faced, so a person must face a reasonable fear of imminent serious bodily harm in order to legally discharge a firearm.
The penalty for unlawful discharge of a firearm is a maximum of one-year imprisonment. There are a number of different laws that cover unlawful possession of a firearm. The most common are unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm and carrying a pistol outside of a home or business.
There are other firearm-related charges that carry various kinds of penalties. One such offense is possession of a firearm by someone who has previously been convicted of a felony.
This charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 1 year in prison upon conviction and a maximum possibility penalty of 10 years. If a person is charged with the unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm, then the maximum penalty is a misdemeanor conviction that carries a maximum of one year in jail. If a person is convicted of carrying a pistol, which is a handheld firearm, outside of their home or place of business, then they are facing a felony charge, which carries a maximum of five years in prison.
Even besides firearms, there is a long list of weapons that are presumed dangerous weapons and are prohibited. These include machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, switchblade knives, metal knuckles and any other kind of artificial knuckles that can be used to increase the amount of damage or injury done. Other prohibited weapons include imitation pistols, daggers and stun guns.
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