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 72d CO NGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 465 . JULY 8,1932 . 658 3 . No pistol shall be sold (a) if the seller has reasonable cause to believe that the purchaser is not of sound mind or is a drug addict or has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence or is under the age of eighteen years, and (b) unless the purchaser is personally known to the seller or shall present clear evidence of his identity. No machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or b lackjack shall be sold to any person other than the persons designated in sections 14 hereof as entitled to possess the same, and then only after permission to make such sale has been obtained from the superintendent of police of the District of Columbia. 4. A true record shall be made in a book kept for the purpose the form of which may be prescribed by the Commissioners, of alf p isto ls, m achi ne g uns, and sawed -off shot guns in the p osse ssion of the licensee, which said record shall contain the date of purchase, the caliber, make, model, and manufacturer's number of the weapon, to which shall be added, when sold, the date of sale. 5. A true record in duplicate shall be made of every pistol, machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, and blackjack sold, said record to be made in a book kept for the purpose, the form of which may be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Col umbia and shall be pe rsonal ly sig ned by the purcha ser an d by t he per son e ffect- ing the sale, each in the presence of the other and shall contain the date of sale, the name, address, occupation, color, and place of birth of the purchaser, and, so far as applicable, the caliber, make, model, and manufacturer's number of the weapon, and a stateme nt signed b~y th e pur chaser that he has neve r been convi cted i n the Distr ict of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence. One copy of said record shall, within seven days, be forwarded by mail to the superin- tendent of police of the District of Columbia and the other copy retained by the seller for six years. 6. No pistol or imitation thereof or placard advertising the sale biaaenlay, et c, for - thereof shall be displayed in any part of said premises where it can readily be seen from the outside. No license to sell at retail shall be granted to anyone except as provided in this section. FALSE INFORMATION FORBIDDEN S EC. 11 . 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 black j ack within the District of Columbia, give f alse inform ation or off er fa lse ev idence of hi s iden tity. ALTERATION OF IDENTIFYING MARKS PROHIBITED S EC. 12 . No person shall within the District of Columbia change, alter, remove, or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manu- facturer's number, or other mark or identification on any pistol, machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun. Possession of any pistol, machine gun, or sawed-off shotgun upon which any such mark shall have been cha nged, alt ered, rem oved , or obli terat ed s hall be p rima facie evidence that the possessor has changed, altered removed, or obliterated the same within the District of Columbia : Provided, however, That nothing contained in this section shall ap 1y to any officer or agent of any of the de artments of the Unite States or the District of Columbia engage in experimental work. EXCEPTIONS Records . False information or evidence forbidden. Alteration, etc ., of identification mark,, prohibited. Proviso . Experi menta l work. SEC. 13. This Act shall not apply to toy or antique pistols unsuit- Toys, etc ., excepted. able for use as firearms.