District of Columbia Code Division IV. Criminal Law and Procedure and Prisoners. § 22-4504.02. Transportation of firearms.

(1) Is not otherwise prohibited by law from transporting, shipping, or receiving the firearm;

(2) Is transporting the firearm for a lawful purpose from a place where the person may lawfully possess and carry the firearm to another place where the person may lawfully possess and carry the firearm; and

(3) Transports the firearm in accordance with this section.

(b)(1) If the transportation of the firearm is by a vehicle, the firearm shall be unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported shall be readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the transporting vehicle.

(2) If the transporting vehicle does not have a compartment separate from the driver's compartment, the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console, and the firearm shall be unloaded.

(1) Unloaded;

(2) Inside a locked container; and

(3) Separate from any ammunition.