The Truth About “Holding the Firearms Industry Accountable”

By Robert Farago

In 2005, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders voted for the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Hillary Clinton has seized on this vote to paint her rival for the Democratic nomination as “soft on guns.” According to Clinton, the PLCAA is a special interest carve-out preventing the victims of “gun violence” from holding gunmakers legally responsible “when their gun kill our children.”As you’d expect, this “debate” is almost completely fact-free. Here’s what the PLCAA does and doesn’t do [via wikipedia.org] . . .

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) is a United States law which protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products.

Despite Democratic rhetoric, this is no different from the protections afforded the automobile and pharmaceutical industries. Automakers are not held legally responsible for drunk drivers and drug companies are not responsible for addiction or overdose. If they were, these industries couldn’t afford to produce their goods and services. Period.

Here’s what the PLCAA doesn’t do:

Both manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract, criminal misconduct, and …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns