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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ac1         
#bjba,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mrs4   
,fe9/e91 & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,communications ,dec5cy ,act to remove  
immunity = onl9e fire>ms m>ketplaces1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,acc\ntability =   
,onl9e ,fire>ms ,m>ketplaces ,act (     
#bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! core purpose ( section  
#bcj ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 7commonly kn[n z ! 
,communications ,dec5cy ,act7 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is section z ,section #bcj7 is to   
provide a specific protection = onl9e   
plat=ms act+ z ,good ,sam>itans to /op  
onl9e abuse4 ,specifically1 ,section    
#bcj /ates t provid]s ( int]active      
comput] s]vices w n be treat$ z publi%]s
 or speak]s ( us]-g5]at$ cont5t4 ,9     

turn1 ! provision entru/$ provid]s to   
act z ,good ,sam>itans to police _!     
plat=ms by block+ & scre5+ (f5sive      
cont5t4  7#b7 ,section #bcj b>s actions 
t hold provid]s liable z publi%]s (     
?ird-p>ty cont5t1 b ! /atute is         
irrelevant to claims unrelat$ to su*    
publications4 ,if a claim does n treat !
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%\ld n apply4  7#c7 ,h[ev]1 c\rts h     
int]pret$ ,section #bcj z provid+ sweep+
 immunity = a broad array ( provid]s1   
includ+ provid]s alleg$ to h facilitat$ 
violations ( crim9al laws onl9e4 ,?is   
int]pretation is ov]ly broad &          
disc\rages ! self-polic+ t ,section #bcj
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v4 ,armsli/1 ! ,wiscons9 ,supreme ,c\rt 
read ,section #bcj to b> claims aga9/ an
 onl9e fire>ms m>ketplace4 ,! c\rt's    
decision swept s broadly z to cov]      
websites design$ to enc\rage &          
facilitate fire>ms traffick+ 9 violation
 ( *apt] #dd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#e7 ,onl9e fire>ms m>ketplaces 

h made x increas+ly easy = p :o are     
prohibit$ f gun own]%ip to pur*ase guns 
onl9e4 ,onl9e fire>ms m>ketplaces       
facilitate su* sales because :ile ,f$]al
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backgr\nd *ecks on prospective buy]s1 x 
does n require unlic5s$ sell]s to d s4  
,= m ?an a decade1 onl9e fire>ms        
m>ketplaces h exploit$ ?is legal        
loophole by all[+ unlic5s$ sell]s to    
sell guns directly to p prohibit$ f gun 
own]%ip4  7#f7 ,e ye>1 unlic5s$ sell]s  
po/ m ?an #a1jjj1jjj adv]tisem5ts on    
onl9e fire>ms m>ketplaces 9 ,/ates t d n
 legally require a backgr\nd *eck4      
,individuals ) crim9al hi/ories & o!r   
prohibit$ pur*as]s rely on ^! po/+s to  
evade basic backgr\nd *eck laws &       
procure fire>ms4 ,"o /udy f\nd t ne>ly  
#a 9 #i prospective gun buy]s :o respond
 to adv]tisem5ts f unlic5s$ sell]s on a 
major onl9e fire>ms m>ketplace w\ld n   
pass a backgr\nd *eck1 :i* is a rate t  
is #g times high] ?an ! d5ial rate 9    
contexts :]e backgr\nd *ecks are        

requir$4  7#g7 ,congress did n int5d =  
,section #bcj to b> o!rwise valid claims
 aga9/ onl9e fire>ms m>ketplaces = _!   
own design ( a website t enc\rages &    
contributes to its us]s circumv5t+      
,f$]al laws1 includ+ ,f$]al gun laws4   
#c4 ,protection ( victims ( gun viol5ce 
,section #bcj ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 by /rik+ ,no provid] & ins]t+     
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 no   
provid]2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#c7 ,treatm5t ( publi%] or    
speak] does n apply to onl9e fire>ms    
m>ketplace ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply  
to an onl9e fire>ms m>ketplace1 =       
purposes ( any claim 9 an action br\ght 
aga9/ ! onl9e fire>ms m>ketplace 9 its  
capacity z an onl9e fire>ms m>ketplace4 
2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7f71 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,onl9e fire>ms     
m>ketplace ,! t]m onl9e fire>ms         
m>ketplace means an int]active comput]  
s]vice t-- 7,a7 facilitates transactions

 relat$ to fire>ms1 fire>ms accessories1
 fire>ms equipm5t1 & o!r fire>ms-relat$ 
mat]ials2  7,b7 adv]tises or makes      
available any po/+ or li/+ ( any /atem5t
 by a transf]or or by a transf]ee t c\ld
 be reasonable inf]r$ to propose !      
transf] ( a fire>m2 or  7,c7 makes      
digital in/ructions 9 ! =m ( ,comput]   
,aid$ ,design files or o!r code t c     
automatically program a #c-;dim5sional  
pr9t] or simil> device to produce a     
fire>m or complete a fire>m f an unf9i%$
 frame or receiv]1  reg>dless ( :e!r su*
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! t]ms ( s]vice ( ! int]active comput]  
s]vices4  7#f7 ,fire>m ,! t]m fire>m has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #iba7;a7 (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4