March 4, 2008 – LonelyMachines

Violence Policy Center FFL (Updated 03/04)

As of today, their FFL is renewed:

License Number:
1-54-XXX-XX-XX-00725

Expiration Date:
03/01/2011

License Name:
SUGARMANN, JOSHUA ALAN

Premise Address:
1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #1014
WASHINGTON
DC – 20036

I received a message back from Lee Brown at the Virginia office. The reason it took the ATF so long to get back to me is that there are no FFLs registered in Washington DC, and my query had to be transferred to the Virginia office (the 154 prefix is for VA, 158 is GA).

It is effectively impossible to get an FFL in DC. DC Code Ann. §§ 7-2502.01-7-2506.01 bans possession, sale, transfer, manufacture, purchase or repair of handguns, and it is forbidden to sell ammunition within the District. I’m trying to find the relevant statutes, but you must have a “retail dealer” license to sell any goods in DC, and no license can be given for selling things that are banned.

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