Fifty Caliber Rifle Laws in Washington DC

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Last updated April 15, 2024 .

The District of Columbia deems .50 BMG rifles unregisterable, thereby prohibiting possession of these firearms.¹ Unregisterable firearms cannot be sold or transferred in the District.²

See our Fifty Caliber Rifles policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue.

D.C. Code Ann. § 7-2502.02(a)(7).[↩]
D.C. Code Ann. §§ 7-2505.01, 7-2505.02(a).[↩]