# D.C. Code § 22-4505: Exceptions to § 22-4504

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4505

## Section

- **Citation:** D.C. Code § 22-4505
- **Heading:** Exceptions to § 22-4504
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC Code / Title 22 / Chapter 45 / § 22-4505

## Text

(a) The provisions of § 22-4504(a) , as they pertain to a pistol, and (a-1) , shall not apply to:
(1) A person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms, or their agents, employees, and representatives, who possess, carry, or use a pistol in the ordinary course of that business; or
(2) A person while carrying a pistol, transported in accordance with § 22-4504.02 :
(A) From the place of purchase to the person's home or place of business;
(B) To a place of repair, or back from that place to the person's home or place of business;
(C) While moving goods from one place of abode or business to another; or
(D) To or from any lawful recreational firearm-related activity.
(b) The provisions of § 22-4504(a) and (a-1) shall not apply to:
(1) The concealed carrying of a firearm by a qualified law enforcement officer who is carrying the identification required by 18 U.S.C. § 926B(d);
(2) The concealed carrying of a firearm by a qualified retired law enforcement officer who is carrying the identification required by 18 U.S.C. § 926C(d);
(3) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps of the United States, or of the National Guard or Organized Reserves when on duty and duly authorized to carry a firearm; and
(4) Officers or employees of the United States when duly authorized to carry a firearm.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term:
(1) "Qualified law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 926B(c) and (f).
(2) "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 926C(c) and (e)(2).
(3) "Recreational firearm-related activity" includes a firearms training and safety class.

## Nearby sections

- [D.C. Code § 22-4501 § 22-4501. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4501.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4502 § 22-4502. Additional penalty for committing crime when armed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4502.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4502.01 § 22-4502.01. Gun free zones; enhanced penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4502.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4503 § 22-4503. Unlawful possession of firearm.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4503.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4503.01 § 22-4503.01. Unlawful discharge of a firearm.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4503.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4503.02 § 22-4503.02. Prohibition of firearms from public or private property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4503.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4503.03 § 22-4503.03. Endangerment with a firearm.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4503.03.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4503.04 § 22-4503.04. Unlawful discarding of firearms and ammunition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4503.04.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4504 § 22-4504. Carrying concealed weapons; possession of weapons during commission of crime of violence; penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4504.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4504.01 § 22-4504.01. Authority to carry firearm in certain places and for certain purposes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4504.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4504.02 § 22-4504.02. Transportation of firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4504.02.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4505 § 22-4505. Exceptions to § 22-4504.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4505.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4505.01 § 22-4505.01. Off-duty law enforcement officers carrying restrictions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4505.01.md)
- [D.C. Code § 22-4506 § 22-4506. Issue of a license to carry a pistol.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DC_T22_C45_S22-4506.md)

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