D.C. Criminal Code § 706

(1)Any person possessing a non-lethal weapon, whether it be automatic or manual, illegal or legal and discharging it without being attacked by another player, provocation or being in imminent danger; for purposes of pleasure or self-gain or other perverted desire, shall be guilty of illegal discharge of a non-lethal weapon. (2)This shall be a Class D offense. (3)For the purposes of this offense, a “Non-lethal weapon” means a taser, pepper spray, tear gas, flash bangs, police baton, or other weaponry which is not intended to cause great bodily harm when used appropriately.