{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2551.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2551.03","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"(a)\nNo assault weapon originally distributed to a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer shall provide the basis for liability under this unit.\n\n(b)\nNo action may be brought pursuant to this unit by a person injured by an assault weapon while committing a crime.\n\n(c)\nThis 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.\n\n(d)\nAny defense that is available in a strict liability action shall be available as a defense under this unit.\n\n(e)\nRecovery 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.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 25. Firearms Control."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2551.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0f55a980a03de2c8112e08511d5f52ed251146b19619c5c24d53f2aef26a356a","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2551.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}