HR1036
and S. 659 in Congress, bans frivolous lawsuits against
gun industry, HCI assaults bill.
H.
R. 1036 To prohibit civil liability actions from
being brought or continued against manufacturers,
distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or
ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of
their products by others.
S.
659 To prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against
manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition
for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
From NRA-ILA Grassroots
Alert Vol. 10, No. 10 3/7/03
Reckless Lawsuit Bill Introduced In US Senate
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U.S. Senators Larry Craig (R-Id.)—also
an NRA Director—and Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
introduced the Senate’s version of
reckless lawsuit preemption, S. 659, on
Wednesday, March 19. Fifty-two Senators
have signed on to this bill—which
seeks to end the gun-ban lobby’s efforts
to drive law-abiding firearm manufacturers
into bankruptcy under the crushing weight
of their predatory, illegitimate lawsuits—representing
a majority of the Senate’s 100 members.
With nine Democrats already signed on as
cosponsors, including Senate Minority Whip
Harry Reid (D-Nev.), as well as every Senate
Republican who holds a leadership position,
S. 659 has solid bipartisan and leadership
support. Coupled with the February 27 introduction
of the House version of reckless lawsuit
preemption, H. R. 1036, the anti-gun extremists
at the Brady Campaign/HCI must be gravely
concerned Congress is prepared to remove
one of the principal weapons from the gun-ban
lobby’s arsenal.
But until reckless lawsuit preemption becomes law, the firearm
and ammunition industry will continue to be subject to the
threat of predatory litigation. HCI and anti-gun big city
mayors will continue to shop for judicial venues where they
can find judges and juries that are sympathetic to their
gun-ban agenda.
HCI HAS A COW!!!
Handgun Control, (now called the more politically
correct Brady Campaign and the Brady Center
to Prevent Gun Violence,) is having a cow
and sent out a
press
release that list all of the
sponsors and states, "We must block
the bill with a filibuster ...". They
also lie in their Press Release claiming
that, "We must stop this legislation
or the court doors will be slammed shut
and gun violence victims will never have
their day in court. Victims like the families
who lost loved ones in the Washington, DC
area sniper attacks, and the two New Jersey
police officers, Ken McGuire and David Lemongello,
who are seeking to hold a negligent West
Virginia pawnshop responsible for its role
in fueling the illegal gun market in New
Jersey."
Of course this legislation will not prevent any
victim when a gun dealer or gun maker does something illegal. HCI wants to make
sure that they are not prevented them from going to court against the gun industry
any time anyone illegally obtains any gun and uses it illegally.
Jacob
Gunther introduces NY State bill that bans frivolous
lawsuits against gun industry