Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers.

Specifically, the bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1779 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1779

        To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2019

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, 
  Mr. Menendez, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Reed, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
  Durbin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
        To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Justice for Victims 
of Gun Violence Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT.

    Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms 
Act (15 U.S.C. 7901, 7902, and 7903) are repealed.
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