On the recordJanuary 8, 2016
Reclaiming my time, we are dealing with the tort system right now and class action. I would be happy to have a conversation sometime in the future about consumer protection legislation. At this point, under the bill we are discussing, if you exempt guns, people injured by guns--truly injured by guns--will actually receive less compensation because they will be exempted, and the plaintiffs' attorneys will be able to build a big class where even if, in a worst- case scenario, you could exhaust all of the resources of the gun company, you end up maybe with people getting a coupon for 20 percent off their next firearm as opposed to actual monetary damages, with the plaintiffs' attorney taking home millions. This bill is designed to make sure the most injured get the most money and those not injured do not. That is what we are trying to do here. Regardless of whatever exception you want to put for whatever industry, the bill generally works for all industries. That is the way it was designed. I urge everyone to oppose this amendment I yield back the balance of my time.
