Repealing the Gun Industrys Unacceptable Liability Shield
By Rep. Adam Schiff
Last week, my children were held in lockdown at their schools because there was an active shooter in the area. That scenario, once unthinkable for most Americans, is now endlessly played out in cities across the nation, sometimes with the most horrific results.
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Not only has PLCAA denied victims equal access to justice, it has allowed the gun industry to continue acting with little regard for the consequences. In all other aspects of society, civil liability is how we hold companies and individuals responsible for acting with reasonable care towards others. If gun dealers know they are immune from liability, there is little incentive to secure supply chains, take advantage of safety devices, and ensure responsible conduct.
For these reasons, I introduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, which would repeal the unique immunity that Congress gifted the gun industry in 2005. We must hold the gun industry to the same standard as we do all other industries to exercise reasonable care towards the public.
Passing the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to repeal PLCAA will not be easy. The NRA is fighting tooth and nail to maintain its unique status as the only industry that can act with impunity. It’s our job, as concerned citizens, parents and legislators, to press on, and share the stories that can bring about change — so no parents need to receive word that their children are in lockdown, or worse.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-adam-schiff/repealing-the-gun-industr_b_10008044.html
Contrary to the moaning and wailing of the far-right gun lobby, Second Amendment absolutists, and their apologists, the gun manufacturers do not deserve special protection (immunity) from the law any more than Der Trumpster deserves protection. As Rep. Schiff further states in the article:
"In reality, since 2005, PLCAA has shut the courthouse doors to victims of gun violence and their families and enabled the gun industry to negligently sell deadly weapons with near impunity."
This NRA/ILA/GOA sponsored law needs to be repealed, and Rep. Schiff, along with other patriotic Democratic politicians are working in the best interests of the majority of Americans who are calling for a tightening of gun control measures, and holding the manufacturers of lethal weapons responsible for their contributions to the gun violence epidemic in this nation.
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