Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036 and S. 659, 108th Congress Legal Analysis

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ammunition.

Crime.

Firearms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2003

Summary:

Analyzes provisions of H.R. 1036, as passed by the House on Apr. 9, 2003, and S. 659, 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

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036 and S. 659, 108th Congress

Publisher Number:

CRS-2003-AML-0245

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