Political Quotes

“I yield myself 1 minute, because the author of this bill, the gentleman from California (Mr. Rogan), knows what I know, namely, that the 70,000 gun dealers in this country are happy to assume that they would enjoy the protection of H.R. 2366's restriction on the liability of product sellers. We had this amendment debated in Judiciary. The bill attempts to exempt some legal theories that apply to the negligent sale of firearms, such as negligent entrustment and negligence per se. But there are many numerous other theories that have been successfully used against firearm retailers and proprietors of gun clubs or target ranges to recover damages caused by the sale or rental of a firearm. This is a cover for gun dealers against lawsuits that are coming up that are using theories such as public nuisance, negligent marketing, and unfair and fraudulent business practices. We cannot give the gun dealers a free ride in this bill.”