It is somewhat amusing watching two Democrats battle it out over firearms. Hillary Clinton has been attacking Bernie Sanders over his answer regarding lawsuits against firearm manufacturers due to the criminal acts perpetrated by others.
Currently, firearm manufacturers and firearms dealers are covered under the Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act which became law under President George W. Bush in 2005. It became necessary when states and cities began filing lawsuits against the manufacturers. Critics said they were attempting to make law through litigation, and they were right. The lawsuits were punctuated with demands that dealers track guns they sell and that manufacturers implement certain “safety” features.
Sanders, to his credit, has previously spoken out against such lawsuits, and only just recently said he supports certain portions of the law being repealed.
Hillary, aside from hitting Bernie on the issue, has also spoken out against manufacturer’s claiming (falsely), “…”the only business in America that is totally free of liability for their behavior.” What “behavior” she was speaking of is a mystery. But there are some important things to be considered when people on the Left want to do what they do best: open up avenues for their trial lawyer friends to sign on to more lucrative class action lawsuits. In addition, having lost the Second Amendment battle in the eyes of the public, Congress and the judiciary, the Left is seeking out new ways to prevent people from exercising their constitutional rights.
The lawsuits the Left wants to file have nothing to do with justice. They are all about figuring out a way to either put some firearms manufacturers out of business or make it that much more difficult for people to acquire firearms through ever increasing prices.