{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2551.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2551.02","heading":"Liability.","body":"Any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of an assault weapon or machine gun shall be held strictly liable in tort, without regard to fault or proof of defect, for all direct and consequential damages that arise from bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the discharge of the assault weapon or machine gun in the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 25. Firearms Control."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2551.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a0464518b078f8c9df3ff6b05319cd0bd215d7f06dc4c938a741e46d36315ff8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2551.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2551.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}