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Section 22-4511 - False information in purchase of weapons prohibited

False information in purchase of weapons prohibited

No person shall, in purchasing a pistol or in applying for a license to carry the same, or in purchasing a machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or blackjack within the District of Columbia, give false information or offer false evidence of his or her identity.

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(July 8, 1932, 47 Stat. 653, ch. 465, § 11; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 15(j), 41 DCR 1639.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 22-3211.
1973 Ed., § 22-3211.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-119, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 22-4502.

Current through September 13, 2012