Miller/Craig Introduce Senate
Reckless Lawsuit Ban
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"...These frivolous suits [are] a shameless abuse of the
courts devised by several anti-gun big city mayors and their cohorts in
the gun-ban lobby..." |
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Senator Miller addresses
NRA's Annual Banquet
in Reno
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Senator Craig
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Last week, U.S. Senators Zell Miller (D-Ga.) and
Larry Craig
(R-Id.) introduced S. 2268, the Senate's version of reckless lawsuit
preemption legislation.
This bill seeks to block politically-motivated
lawsuits that attempt to hold gun makers liable for the criminal misuse
of their products. These frivolous suits - a shameless abuse of the
courts devised by several anti-gun big city mayors and their cohorts in
the gun-ban lobby - are nothing more than an attempt to drive the
law-abiding firearms industry into bankruptcy by burdening them with the
crushing cost of defending their safe, lawful products against an
onslaught of baseless litigation.
Court after court continues to reject
the absurd notion that gun makers should be held responsible when
criminals use firearms to commit criminal acts. But, nonetheless, the
gun-ban movement continues with its baseless suits.
The U.S. House's version of this legislation, H.R. 2037, has already
attained 222 co-sponsors-more than half of that chamber's members - and
has had an extremely favorable hearing in subcommittee. Our focus for
this critical legislative reform now has a parallel track, as we work to
build co-sponsors for the bill in the Senate.
Call both your U.S.
Senators and urge them to co-sponsor S. 2268. You can reach your
Senators by calling (202) 224-3121. For those on the Internet, you can
find additional contact information by using the "Write Your
Reps" tool at
NRAILA.org.
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