Limiting Tort Liability of Gun Manufacturers and Gun Sellers : Legal Analysis of 109th Congress Legislation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ammunition.

Crime.

Firearms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes provisions of H.R. 800, and S. 397, both the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, to prohibit certain civil liability actions against licensed firearms and ammunition manufacturers, sellers, and trade associations for damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful third party use of a firearm or ammunition product, in order to discourage allegedly frivolous lawsuits against the firearms industry.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Limiting Tort Liability of Gun Manufacturers and Gun Sellers

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