,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1    
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4      
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1  
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4   
,s]rano7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide victims ( gun    
viol5ce access to ! same civil rem$ies z
 are available to ^? injur$ ?r\gh o!r   
means4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,equal ,access to ,ju/ice =   
,victims ( ,gun ,viol5ce ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s & purposes  7a7 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,!       
,protection ( ,lawful ,comm]ce 9 ,arms  
,act 79 ?is subsection ref]r$ to z !    
,,plcaa7 0 enact$ ) ! express purpose ( 
prohibit+ causes ( action aga9/         
manufactur]s1 di/ributors1 deal]s1 &    
import]s ( fire>ms or ammunition        
products1 & _! trade associations1 = !  

h>m solely caus$ by ! crim9al or        
unlawful misuse ( fire>m products or    
ammunition products by o!rs :5 ! product
 function$ z design$ & int5d$44  7#b7 ,!
 int5t ( ! ,,plcaa 0 to b> a n>r[       
category ( lawsuits hold+ gun indu/ry   
entities liable = damages solely on !   
basis ( sell+ a product t 0 us$ 9 crime4
  7#c7 ,! *ief sponsor ( ,,plcaa /at$   
dur+ floor debate1 ,?is legislation w n 
b> ! c\r?\se doors to victims :o h be5  
h>m$ by ! neglig5ce or misde$s ( anyone 
9 ! gun indu/ry4 ''' ,if manufactur]s or
 deal]s break ! law or commit neglig5ce1
 !y are /ill liable44  7#d7 ,x 0 n !    
int5t ( ! ,congress 9 ! ,,plcaa to      
protect gun or ammunition manufactur]s  
or sell]s :o fail$ to ex]cise reasonable
 c>e = heal? & safety 9 ! design1       
m>ket+1 & sale ( _! products4  7#e7     
,f$]al & ,/ate c\rts h read ! ,,plcaa   
contr>y to its int5t1 & dismiss$ civil  
lawsuits bas$ on neglig5ce1 product     
defect1 & o!r causes ( action t are well
 e/abli%$ 9 /atute & common law         

pr9ciples4  7#f7 ,?is special protection
 f civil liability enjoy$ by ! fire>m   
indu/ry is n only contr>y to !          
congressional int5t ( ! ,,plcaa1 b also 
contr>y to public safety1 & unique among
 indu/ries 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,z  
,congress int5d$ 9 ! ,,plcaa1 ! fire>m  
indu/ry %\ld n be held liable solely    
because a product !y made or sold 0 us$ 
9 crime1 if ^? companies did n engage 9 
neglig5t or o!rwise torti\s conduct4    
,h[ev]1 z ,congress also int5d$ 9 !     
,,plcaa1 ,/ate or ,f$]al c\rts %\ld n be
 b>r$ f apply+ ,/ate common or /atutory 
law to impose liability on indu/ry      
p>ticipants :o1 ?r\gh _! neglig5t       
conduct or defective product1 cause an  
injury 9 :i* unlawful activity 0 also a 
cause4  7#h7 ,z mo/ fire>ms deal]s are  
responsible bus9esspeople :o d n engage 
9 neglig5t sales practices1 #hf p]c5t ( 
fire>ms deal]s sell no guns t are       
subsequ5tly us$ 9 crimes1 & #a4b p]c5t (
 fire>ms deal]s sell #eg p]c5t ( crime  
guns1 ! ov]:elm+ majority ( deal]s ne$  

no special protection f liability =     
damages result+ f ! crim9al use ( guns4 
7#i7 ,all[+ victims ( gun viol5ce to    
pursue civil actions 9 ,/ate & ,f$]al   
c\rts aga9/ ! fire>m indu/ry on ! basis 
( neglig5t behavior s]ves ! int]e/s (   
ju/ice & fo/]s ! adoption ( responsible 
bus9ess practices likely to r$uce !     
incid5ce ( fire>m dea?s4  7#aj7 ,!      
,second ,am5dm5t rights ( law-abid+     
citiz5s are n infr+$ by all[+ ,/ate &   
,f$]al c\rts to impose g5]ally          
applicable pr9ciples ( civil ju/ice law 
to neglig5t indu/ry p>ticipants4  7b7   
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are z  
foll[s3  7#a7 ,to ensure t ^? injur$ by 
fire>ms h access to ! same civil rem$ies
 z ^? injur$ by any o!r product & are n 
re/rict$ f br++ suits bas$ on /atutes & 
common law !ories ( liability 9 ,/ate & 
,f$]al c\rt4  7#b7 ,to all[ pla9tiffs to
 discov] & introduce evid5ce1 includ+   
gun trace evid5ce1 into ,/ate & ,f$]al  
c\rts :]e appropriate4  #c4 ,equal      
access to civil rem$ies = victims ( gun 

viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an action aga9/ a
 manufactur]1 sell]1 or trade           
association = damages or relief result+ 
f an alleg$ defect or alleg$ neglig5ce )
 respect to a product1 or conduct t w\ld
 be actionable "u ,/ate common or       
/atutory law 9 ! abs5ce ( ! ,protection 
( ,lawful ,comm]ce 9 ,arms ,act1 %all n 
be dismiss$ by a c\rt on ! basis t !    
action is = damages result+ f1 or =     
relief f1 ! crim9al1 unlawful1 or       
volitional use ( a qualifi$ product4    
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 subsection 7a71 !    
t]ms manufactur]1 sell]1 trade          
association1 & qualifi$ product %all h !
 mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #d ( !    
,protection ( ,lawful ,comm]ce 9 ,arms  
,act4  7c7 ,applicability ,subsection   
7a7 %all apply to actions br\ght be=e1  
on1 or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  #d4 ,discov]ability &            
admissibility ( gun trace in=mation 9   
civil proce$+s ,! cont5ts ( ! ,fire>ms  
,trace ,sy/em database ma9ta9$ by !     
,national ,trace ,c5t] ( ! ,bureau (    

,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms &          
,explosives %all n be immune f legal    
process1 %all be subject to subpo5a or  
o!r discov]y1 %all be admissible z      
evid5ce1 & may be us$1 reli$ on1 or     
disclos$ 9 any mann]1 & te/imony or o!r 
evid5ce may be p]mitt$ bas$ on ! data1  
on ! same basis z o!r in=mation1 9 a    
civil action 9 any ,/ate 7includ+ !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia7 or ,f$]al c\rt or 
9 an adm9i/rative proce$+4