Stun gun laws in District of Columbia

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District of Columbia

18+Do not sell or ship stun guns to buyers under 18 in the District of Columbia.

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(a) No person under 18 years of age shall possess a stun gun in the District; provided, that brief possession for self-defense in response to an immediate threat of harm shall not be a violation of this subsection.
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(c) Unless permission specific to the individual and occasion is given, no person, except a law enforcement officer as defined in § 7-2509.01 , shall possess a stun gun in the following locations:
(1) A building or office occupied by the District of Columbia, its agencies, or instrumentalities;
(2) A penal institution, secure juvenile residential facility, or halfway house;
(3) A building or portion thereof, occupied by a children's facility, preschool, or public or private elementary or secondary school; or
(4) Any building or grounds clearly posted by the owner or occupant to prohibit the carrying of a stun gun.
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( Sept. 24, 1976, D.C. Law 1-85, title II, § 215 ; as added May 19, 2017, D.C. Law 21-281, § 2(d), 64 DCR 1648 .)