Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) will introduce a bill this week to allow victims of gun violence to take the gun industry to court, the Huffington Post reports.
The legislation, called the Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act, would seek to nullify a law from 2005 that gives gun manufacturers, distributors and dealers immunity from civil lawsuits. Under the new law, people who have been victims of gun violence would be able to take members of the gun industry to court for negligence or product liability. The act would also hold gun dealers accountable for selling firearms to straw purchasers and gun traffickers.
