The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was supported by the NRA, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush in 2005. It shields gun manufacturers and dealers from liability for damages resulting from use of firearms. No other industry has this special exemptions from responsibility for their action.
The PLCAA is the only law ever enacted by Congress that purports to utterly deprive a class of victims of their right to seek compensation against wrongdoers who caused them harm. And it is the first law that bars states from using their courts to establish civil liability standards.
The Obama Administration defended the constitutionality of the PLCAA in Alaskan Federal Court in Feb. 2012. Now it is time for President Obama to change this policy and overturn this bad law
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