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  • WSJ: Gun Liability Control - The NRA meets the trial bar at high noon.

    07/27/2005 4:48:44 AM PDT · by OESY · 4 replies · 612+ views
    opinionjournal.com ^ | July 27, 2005 | Editorial
    ...Senate Republicans say they have 60 votes to pass the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which would protect gun makers from lawsuits claiming they are responsible for crimes committed with their products. The support includes at least 10 Democrats, which speaks volumes about the political shift against "gun control" in recent years. The "assault weapons ban" expired with a whimper last year. State legislatures have been rolling back firearm laws because the restrictions were both ineffectual and unpopular. Gun-controllers have responded by avoiding legislatures and going to court, teaming with trial lawyers and big city mayors to file...