Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Bill: 116-s-1779
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-06-11
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Firearms and explosives

Manufacturing

Product safety and quality
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act</b></p> <p>This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers.</p> <p> 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1779 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 A BILL To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act . 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Arms Act Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7901 , 7902, and 7903) are repealed.