Political Quotes

“The short response, Senator, is these laws will not be adversely affected or affected in any way. The Senate Commerce Committee report, which has been adopted as the legislative history of the conference report, states unequivocally at page 25, footnote 90: [T]he provisions of the Act would not cover a seller of liquor in a bar who sold to a person who was intoxicated or a car rental agency that rents a car to a person who is obviously unfit to drive or a gun dealer that sells a firearm to a ``straw man'' fronting for children or felons. These actions would not be covered by the Act, because they involved a claim that the product seller was negligent with respect to the purchaser and not the product. Such actions would continue to be governed by state law. Clearly, H.R. 956 will not in any way affect State law regarding the liability of those individuals who serve additional alcohol to persons who are obviously under the influence. Similarly, H.R. 956 will not affect State law regarding the liability of a product seller who fails to exercise reasonable care in selling a weapon, such as a handgun, to a minor or known criminals. The legislation also will not affect State law regarding the liability of a rental agency that fails to exercise reasonable care by renting an automobile to someone who, at the time, is obviously unfit to drive.”