Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This bill is meant to block a long standing prohibition of misuse of firearm trace data to attack lawful firearm manufacturers.
Title: A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Subject: Law: Civil actions and liability: Firearms and explosives: Manufacturing: Product safety and quality
Description: A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manufacturers, sellers, importers, dealers, or trade associations for criminal or unlawful misuse of a firearm by the person bringing the action or a third party.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: January 27, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2469/all-info
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15 sponsors: Richard Blumenthal (D); Christopher Murphy (D); Edward Markey (D); Richard Durbin (D); Dianne Feinstein (D); Tim Kaine (D); Patty Murray (D); Ron Wyden (D); Kirsten Gillibrand (D); Bernard Sanders (I); Charles Schumer (D); Robert Menendez (D); Barbara Boxer (D); Jack Reed (D); Harry Reid (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 27 2016 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 29 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill