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Current through October 23, 2012
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.
(Mar. 6, 1991, D.C. Law 8-263, § 4, 37 DCR 8482; Oct. 7, 1994, D.C. Law 10-194, § 3(a), 41 DCR 4283.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-2392.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-263, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7-2551.01.
Law 10-194, the "Repeat Offender Life Without Parole Amendment Act of 1994," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 10-478, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on June 7, 1994, and June 21, 1994, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 21, 1994, it was assigned Act No. 10-254 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 10-194 became effective on October 7, 1994.
Effective Dates
Pursuant to the Court's holding in Bliley v. Kelly, 23 F.3d 507 (D.C.Cir.1994), the Congressional review period for the Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990, began to run on November 19, 1991, and the act took effect on February 29, 1992.
Miscellaneous Notes
Application of Law 8-263: See Historical and Statutory Notes following § 7- 2551.01.
