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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepeal PLCAA: Put on the pressure to make this plank of our 2016 Democratic Platform a reality
From our 2016 platformPreventing Gun Violence
With 33,000 Americans dying every year, Democrats believe that we must finally take sensible action to address gun violence. While responsible gun ownership is part of the fabric of many communities, too many families in America have suffered from gun violence. We can respect the rights of responsible gun owners while keeping our communities safe.
To build on the success of the lifesaving Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, we will expand and strengthen background checks and close dangerous loopholes in our current laws; repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to revoke the dangerous legal immunity protections gun makers and sellers now enjoy; and keep weapons of warsuch as assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines (LCAMs)off our streets.
We will fight back against attempts to make it harder for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to revoke federal licenses from law breaking gun dealers, and ensure guns do not fall into the hands of terrorists, intimate partner abusers, other violent criminals, and those with severe mental health issues.
There is insufficient research on effective gun prevention policies, which is why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must have the resources it needs to study gun violence as a public health issue.
With 33,000 Americans dying every year, Democrats believe that we must finally take sensible action to address gun violence. While responsible gun ownership is part of the fabric of many communities, too many families in America have suffered from gun violence. We can respect the rights of responsible gun owners while keeping our communities safe.
To build on the success of the lifesaving Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, we will expand and strengthen background checks and close dangerous loopholes in our current laws; repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to revoke the dangerous legal immunity protections gun makers and sellers now enjoy; and keep weapons of warsuch as assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines (LCAMs)off our streets.
We will fight back against attempts to make it harder for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to revoke federal licenses from law breaking gun dealers, and ensure guns do not fall into the hands of terrorists, intimate partner abusers, other violent criminals, and those with severe mental health issues.
There is insufficient research on effective gun prevention policies, which is why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must have the resources it needs to study gun violence as a public health issue.
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016_DNC_Platform.pdf
https://www.csgv.org/action/repeal-the-gun-industry-immunity-law/
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Repeal PLCAA: Put on the pressure to make this plank of our 2016 Democratic Platform a reality (Original Post)
lapucelle
Aug 2019
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)1. I believe Congressman Schiff has already introduced such legislation.
lapucelle
(18,351 posts)2. Thank you for the link!
George II
(67,782 posts)3. Here are the House and Senate roll call votes for that bill:
House, only 59 Democrats and one Independent voted for it:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll534.xml
Senate, only 14 Democrats voted for it:
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?&congress=109&session=1&vote=00219
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)5. Edit, my mistake, that was a 2005 Bill. Surely we can do better now.
lapucelle
(18,351 posts)4. Shooting victims could sue gun industry under Democrats' legislation
Shooting victims could sue gun industry under Democrats' legislation
Morgan Gstalter -
06/12/19
Congressional Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would grant victims of gun violence the right to sue members of the firearms industry, NPR reported.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help victims of gun violence have their day in court.
The measure aims to repeal a 2005 bill called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which grants federal protections to firearm and ammunition manufacturers, dealers and trade groups.
PLCAA, signed into law by then-President George W. Bush, prevents the gun industry from most civil lawsuits when a firearm is used unlawfully or in a crime, NPR noted.
Morgan Gstalter -
06/12/19
Congressional Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would grant victims of gun violence the right to sue members of the firearms industry, NPR reported.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help victims of gun violence have their day in court.
The measure aims to repeal a 2005 bill called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which grants federal protections to firearm and ammunition manufacturers, dealers and trade groups.
PLCAA, signed into law by then-President George W. Bush, prevents the gun industry from most civil lawsuits when a firearm is used unlawfully or in a crime, NPR noted.
Shooting victims could sue gun industry under Democrats' legislation
By Morgan Gstalter - 06/12/19 08:45 AM EDT
brer cat
(24,615 posts)9. K&R