Gun Control & RKBA

eomer

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29. There is a lot of misinformation on this topic.

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 12:02 PM

Jan 2016

Here is the text of the current law, PLCAA:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/s397/text

And here is the text of the bill that has been proposed:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/332/text

This is the main provision of the currently proposed change:

(a) In General.—An action against a manufacturer, seller, or trade association for damages or relief resulting from an alleged defect or alleged negligence with respect to a product, or conduct that would be actionable under State common or statutory law in the absence of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, shall not be dismissed by a court on the basis that the action is for damages resulting from, or for relief from, the criminal, unlawful, or volitional use of a qualified product.

The effect of this change is a tweak of the law, not a repeal as is often being reported. And the tweak is to make the law explicit about something that was always the intent: that lawsuits are not prohibited if the lawsuit alleges negligence or defect.

This proposed change is not anything particularly big. It is fixing something in the original law while keeping its intended effect in place. The controversy about it is an attempt to spin up a contrived criticism out of essentially nothing. In other words, par for the course for the Clinton campaign since the actual substance of issues isn't on their side.

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The PLCAA; Is Bernie following the wrong leader? [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 OP

I'd have to do more research, SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #1

The law summarized by wiki discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #3

There is a lot of misinformation on this topic. eomer Jan 2016 #29

Thank you. nt SusanCalvin Jan 2016 #30

thank you Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #31

Thanks discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #32

especially since gejohnston Jan 2016 #2

Just the facts discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #6

Bernie has read the current bill, and has his reasons --given how it's written-- to support it now. 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #4

We'll be waiting n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #7

Me too. nt 99th_Monkey Jan 2016 #8

I think part of it might be the media story -- they are only too happy to keep plugging away at him JonLeibowitz Jan 2016 #5

To be honest... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #9

This issue was raised in tonight's Democratic debate. Snobblevitch Jan 2016 #10

Imagine that discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #16

Fuck the PLCAA and Fuck the NRA. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #11

Just another content free expletive interjection. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #17

Makes you wonder which particular NRA people he finds that attractive? DonP Jan 2016 #24

I guess time flies when you work hard to offend folks. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #25

With all that "fucking" going on, I think I'll lay low for a while. Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #34

I think he has a serious thing for Wayne and his ties. DonP Jan 2016 #35

Why do arms manufacturers attack the families of gun victims and try to bankrupt them? stone space Jan 2016 #12

Why does the Brady Campaign branford Jan 2016 #14

The pro-control reaction to the results of such lawsuits are like... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #21

Not only that... Puha Ekapi Jan 2016 #22

I know, that is the sick part Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #26

Barratry discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #33

Why does anyone file a frivolous lawsuit and expect no reaction... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #18

It wasn't frivolous. But you knew that already. (nt) stone space Jan 2016 #19

Yes it was/is and... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #20

They knew the law would not allow the suit. It was in black and white. nt hack89 Jan 2016 #23

and it really was Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #27

Hillary should talk to her husband. beevul Jan 2016 #13

Another interesting and comparable statute is the branford Jan 2016 #15

but we have always been told Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #28