District of Columbia § 7-2551.03 Exemptions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 7-2551.03 — Exemptions.

District of Columbia § 7-2551.03

Title 7Human Health Care and Safety.

Ch. 25Firearms Control.

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D.C. Code § 7-2551.03 (2026).

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(a)No assault weapon originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit.

(b)No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person injured by an assault weapon while committing a crime.

(c)This section shall not operate to limit in scope any cause of action, other than that provided by this unit, available to a person injured by an assault weapon.

(d)Any defense that is available in a strict liability action shall be available as a defense under this unit.

(e)Recovery shall not be allowed under this unit for a self-inflicted injury that results from a reckless, wanton, or willful discharge of an assault weapon.

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(a) No assault weapon originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit.

(b) No action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person injured by an assault weapon while committing a crime.

(c) This section shall not operate to limit in scope any cause of action, other than that provided by this unit, available to a person injured by an assault weapon.

(d) Any defense that is available in a strict liability action shall be available as a defense under this unit.

(e) Recovery shall not be allowed under this unit for a self-inflicted injury that results from a reckless, wanton, or willful discharge of an assault weapon.