[20051108]RS22074_限制枪支制造商和枪支销售商的侵权责任：P.L.的法律分析109-92 (2005).pdf

1 The six exceptions, discussed below, are instances in which the statute does not precludelawsuits. It would be incorrect, strictly speaking, to say that the statute allows lawsuits in theseinstances, because it is state law that allows tort suits. The statute precludes them except in thesix circumstances in which it does not preclude them.Order Code RS22074Updated November 8, 2005Limiting Tort Liability of Gun Manufacturersand Gun Sellers: Legal Analysis of P.L. 109-92(2005)Henry CohenLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, P.L. 109-92 (2005), prohibitscivil actions and administrative proceedings, except in six circumstances, against amanufacturer or seller of a firearm or ammunition, or a trade association, for damages“resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse” of a firearm or ammunition. P.L. 109-92 also, with exceptions, requires child safety locks on handguns, and amended 18U.S.C. 922(a) and 924(c), which, with exceptions, prohibit the manufacture orimportation of armor piercing ammunition, and establish penalties for the commissionof crimes with such ammunition.This report examines P.L. 109-92 (2005), which passed t