Angie Craig: “I am glad the Senator from Wisconsin has stepped forward to offer a second-degree amendment. It clarifies the nature of…”

“I am glad the Senator from Wisconsin has stepped forward to offer a second-degree amendment. It clarifies the nature of damages in civil immunity language. It defines the inoperable in the immunity language. It reduces the penalty violation but sets a good one--a $2,500 civil fine. Revocation may be a bit harsh, but there is a small clarification in the Rules of Evidence. It takes effect 180 days after enactment. Of course, as I mentioned earlier in the debate--and I will discuss this later after this amendment is accepted--nearly all manufacturers today comply with this very point as guns leave the factory. So the industry is moving rapidly toward compliance. With that, I think we are prepared to vote on the second degree.”