Lucas,
sign the petition from CREDO and Daily Kos: No legal immunity for the gun
industry.
In 2005, Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The bill gave legal immunity to the gun industry by preventing lawsuits against gun manufacturers or dealers for negligence that leads to gun-related violence and death.
That kind of one-sided gift to an entire industry could never have been passed if Congress weren’t deeply in the pockets of the NRA.
Fortunately, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, a bill that would repeal the PLCAA and allow victims of gun violence to hold gun manufacturers and dealers accountable when their negligence leads to death.
Sign the petition from CREDO and Daily Kos to Congress: Repeal immunity for the gun industry by passing the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act.
Our justice system is precisely the forum to decide when and how companies should be made accountable when their products lead to harm, and that process should be available to everyone. It isn’t Congress’s job to decide who’s allowed to pursue justice in our courts -- especially if it’s driven by a political desire to reward gun lobbyists with deep pockets.
It’s time to repeal this law and restore gun victims’ access to our justice system so that the gun industry can be held accountable when their negligence leads to violence and death in our communities.
Sign the petition.
Keep fighting,
Monique Teal, Daily Kos