Following a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a proposal that would protect gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.
, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a proposal that would protect gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.
London Lamar, a Memphis lawmaker, said it's"disrespectful timing" to push through protections for gun companies while people continue to march at the Capitol for gun control changes. "This is just to try to help businesses in this state that have chosen to come here, to give them a little civil liability," Hensley said.The bill spells out a half-dozen situations in which gun and ammo companies could be held civilly liable in state courts, exempting others.
Drake said that the shooter may have had other targets, including a local mall. Maps found at the shooter's home turned up more maps"pertaining to maybe some thinking about some other incidents," he said. The firearm industry remains largely shielded from liability under federal law. Seventeen states do not have special immunity for the gun industry, and Tennessee is already not among them, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group.
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