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 1 '2d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 465 . JULY 8, 1932. 651 crime, be punished by imprisonment for a term of not more than fifteen years ; upon a fourth or subsequent conviction for a crime of violence so committed he may, in addition to the punishment provided for the crime be punished by imprisonment for an additional period of not more than thirty years. Per sona for bidde n to PE RSON S F ORBI DDEN TO POS SES S CE RTA IN F IRE ARMS poscew certain ere . arms. Convicte d of a crime. SEC. 3 . No person who has been convicted in the District of Colum- bia or elsewhere of a crime of violence shall own or have in his possession a pistol, within the District of Columbia. CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS Illegally gerousweapon. carrying, SEC . 4. No person shall within the District of Columbia carry etc .,da nou swe apon. concealed on or about his person, except in his dwelling house or place of business or on other land possessed by him, a pistol, without a license therefor issued as hereinafter provided, or any deadly or dangerous we apon. Exceptions. EXCEPTIONS Law e nforcemen t of SEC. 5 . The provis ions o f the prece ding s ection shall not apply to ecers. marshals, sheriffs, prison or jail wardens, or their deputies, policemen Army Navy, or Me- or other duly appointed law-enforcement officers, or to members of rfne Corps. the Ar my, Na, or Marine Corps of the United States or of the National Guard, Nationa l Guar or Organ ized Reserves when on duty, or to the etc., on duty. regularly enrolled members of any organization duly authorized to Other organizations. purchase or receive such weapons from the United states provided carrying to p laces of such members are at or are going to or from their places of assembly asse mbly, etc. or target practice, or to officers or employees of the United States dul y auth orized to ca rry a conce aled p istol, or to any person engag ed in the business of manufacturing, repairing or dealing in firearms, manufacturer, am or the agent or representativ e of any such person having in his possession, using, or carrying a pistol in the usual or ordinary course of such business or to any person while ca rry Ing a pistol unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to his home or place of business or to a place of repair or back to his home or place of busin ess or in mo ving goods from o ne pla ce of abode or bu siness to another. . ISSUE OF LICENSES TO CARRY SE C. 6. The superintendent of police of the District of Columbia may, upon the application of any person having a bona fide residence or place of business-within the District of Columbia or of any person having a bona fide residence or place of business within the United States and a license to carry a pistol concealed upon his person issued by the lawful authorities of any State or subdivision of the United States, issue a license to such person to carry a pistol within the District of Columbia for not more than one year from date of issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to his person or property or has any other proper reason for carrying a pistol and that he is a suitable person to be so licensed. The license shall be in duplicate in form to be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and shall bear the name, address, descrip- tion, photograph, and signature of the licensee and the reason given for desi ring a li cense. The or iginal there of sh all be deliv ered t o the licensee, and the duplicate shall be retained by the superintendent of police of the District of Columbia and preserved in his office for six years. Licenses .