Bill Passed Shielding Gunmakers From Suit
The Senate passed a bill that would effectively protect gun manufuacturers from lawsuits currently being pursued by many cities and municipalities across the country. The bill also makes lawsuits brought by individuals whose family members were killed or injured by guns very difficult to pursue. Proponents of gun control and industry regulation went ignored, as proposed amendments to outlaw hollow tip "cop killer" bullets and a provision mandating backgound checks at gun shows failed.
Regardless of your feelings on gun control, the civil justice system works as a balance on unregulated industries to protect the consumer. Taking away that balance by denying citizens access to the courts only promotes unaccountability in industry.
If the Second Amendment's right to bear arms is to be protected, then so must the Seventh Amendment's right to a civil jury trial. By eroding the rights guaranteed in one Constitutional Amendment, you effectively weaken all of them.
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