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D.C. Code § 22-4501 Definitions
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(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Crime of violence” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 23-1331(4). (2) “Dangerous crime” means distribution of or possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. For the purposes of this definition, the te…
D.C. Code § 22-4502 Additional penalty for committing crime when armed
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(a) Any person who commits a crime of violence, or a dangerous crime in the District of Columbia when armed with or having readily available any pistol or other firearm (or imitation thereof) or other dangerous or deadly weapon (including a sawed-off shotgun, shotgun, machine gun…
D.C. Code § 22-4502.01 Gun free zones; enhanced penalty
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(a) All areas within, 1000 feet of an appropriately identified public or private day care center, elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, college, junior college, or university, or any public swimming pool, playground, video arcade, youth center, or public library…
D.C. Code § 22-4503 Unlawful possession of firearm
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(a) No person shall own or keep a firearm, or have a firearm in his or her possession or under his or her control, within the District of Columbia, if the person: (1) Has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (2) Is not l…