Chris Van Hollen: “it seems that the charts that my colleague showed listing all the lawsuits actually make the case for how the system is…”

“it seems that the charts that my colleague showed listing all the lawsuits actually make the case for how the system is working because, as he knows, many of those cases have been dismissed by the court. The court looked at them; and those cases that were frivolous, it decided to dismiss. So why are we trying to change the rules? It is because there are some cases that have merit, like the sniper cases and others, that would continue to go through, and under this legislation, they will not. Why change the rules to deny legitimate victims their day in court? Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to my colleague from New York (Mrs. McCarthy) who has been such a leader on this important issue in protecting the victims of gun violence. {time} 1100 Mrs. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Maryland for doing such a wonderful job on handling this issue. Let me first say something. The legislation in front of us, as far as I am concerned, is frivolous. When we think about the millions and millions of lawsuits that have been filed over the last 10 years, only 57 have actually involved the gun industry, 57, and for that we are taking time up here in Congress. We hear constantly that this is a good bipartisan bill, that over 200 of our Members, Republicans and Democrats, basically support this legislation. May I remind many of my colleagues that the NRA has put extraordinary pressure on Members, and certainly even in the States.…”