Political Quotes

“Look, there is no need for a definition of what negligence is in this amendment because negligence has been established in case law all across this country in all 50 States. All 50 States have case law that determine what the standard of negligence is. This particular underlying bill tends to undermine the States' ability for people to go into court and be made whole that are victims of negligence under those individual State laws. Now, it may well be great in Boston that they decided not to follow through with a suit because it was frivolous. And I believe that to the extent that frivolous suits are dismissed, even against the gun companies, that is a fine thing and that is the way it should work. But let me give an example of why my amendment is necessary. Let us take for example the case of Ken McGuire and David Lemongello, two New Jersey police officers who were shot in the line of duty and at this moment in time are seriously injured. These officers have filed a civil action against a West Virginia pawnshop that had a clerk sell 12 guns in one cash transaction to a suspicious straw purchaser.”