From Adam Schiff <[email protected]>
Subject The 2005 federal law protecting the gun industry from legal liability
Date June 16, 2022 3:58 PM
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[ [link removed] ]Adam Schiff for Congress




John,

Every industry in this country is subject to some form of legal liability
except for one — the gun industry. And it’s time that survivors of gun
violence and the families of victims get their day in court, when gun
industry negligence has contributed to the tragedy.

The gun industry’s legal liability shield, passed in a 2005 federal law at
the NRA’s behest, silences the voices of gun violence victims — even when
gun makers and sellers act negligently.

The NRA called the bill their #1 legislative priority at the time. And no
wonder.

Look, I don’t think that people should be able to buy assault weapons,
period, and I favor banning them. And if the makers and sellers of these
weapons are marketing them to kids, or negligent in how they sell them,
and the purchasers go on to commit the kind of attacks we saw two
18-year-olds unleash in Buffalo and Uvalde last month, I don’t want the
gun industry getting a pass. They should be held to the same standard of
care as every other industry. But until we remove the gun industry’s legal
liability shield, the survivors and families of victims can’t do a thing
in court.

However, there is one way we can change that:

I’ve taken the fight to the gun lobby by introducing the Equal Access to
Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act so that victims and their families
would have the right to hold gun manufacturers and sellers accountable
just like every other American industry — and force them to make their
productssafer and use best practices when they sell them. President Biden
has called this legislation his very top priority when it comes to gun
safety.

“Most people don’t realize: The only industry in America, billion-dollar
industry, that can’t be sued, exempt from being sued, are gun manufacturers…If I
get one thing on my list, Lord came down and said, ‘Joe, you get one of these,’
give me that one.” — President Joe Biden

When you peel back the layers, there is a reason that stopping my bill is
also the top priority for gun makers and dealers:

For the gun industry and the Republican senators whose campaigns they
sponsor, it’s about money. Dollars and cents. Profits. The bottom line.
That’s it. That’s all. Not the safety of our communities or their
products. Not kids’ lives. Nothing else matters.

So I’m asking for your help to change that, so victims and their families
can sue the gun industry for the carnage they are unleashing on innocent
folks across our country when they act negligently — the only country that
experiences this epidemic of gun violence.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name as a citizen co-sponsor of my Equal Access to Justice for
Victims of Gun Violence Act today and together, let’s finally hold the gun
industry accountable to the victims and families when they act negligently
towards the public safety.

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Thanks for raising your voice on such an important issue.

— Adam




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