,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjbb,mr4 
,torres ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a     
private "r ( action aga9/ ! mak] ( any  
compon5t ( a gho/ gun1 & any p]son :o   
facilitat$ a sale ( ! gho/ gun1 = injury
 or dea? result+ f ! use ( ! gho/ gun4  
#a4 ,private "r ( action  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,an individual :o is injur$1 & any memb]
 ( ! family ( an individual :o is kill$1
 by use ( a gho/ gun 9 or affect+       
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 & ! ,/ate & !
 political subdivision ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !
 injury or dea? occurs1 may br+ an      
action 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt = 
! judicial di/rict 9 :i* ! injury or    
dea? occurs aga9/ ! mak] ( any compon5t 
( ! gho/ gun or any p]son :o facilitat$ 
any sale ( ! gho/ gun1 = damages result+
 f ! injury or dea?4 ,! c\rt may aw>d a 
pla9tiff prevail+ 9 su* an action su*   
damages1 includ+ consequ5tial damages1 z

 ! c\rt deems appropriate4  7b7         
,affirmative def5ses ,9 an action br\ght
 "u subsection 7a71 x %all be an        
affirmative def5se t ! injury or dea? 0 
caus$ by conduct (--  7#a7 an individual
 9 def5se aga9/ a reasonably p]ceiv$    
imm95t ?reat to ! safety ( an individual
 n engag$ 9 a violation ( crim9al law2  
or  7#b7 a law en=cem5t (fic] 9 response
 to a reasonably p]ceiv$ imm95t ?reat to
 public safety4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,gho/ gun ,! t]m gho/ gun 
means a fire>m t lacks a unique s]ial   
numb] engrav$ or ca/ on ! frame or      
receiv] ( ! fire>m by a lic5s$          
manufactur] or lic5s$ import] 9         
accordance ) section #ibc7;i7 ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & includes any
 comb9ation ( p>ts design$ or int5d$ to 
be assembl$1 or to be us$ 9 conv]t+ a   
device1 into a fire>m4  7#b7 ,o!r t]ms  
,! t]ms fire>m1 lic5s$ manufactur]1 &   
lic5s$ import] h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms1  
respectively1 9 section #iba7;a7 ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4