Joseph Underwood voted Yea (Recede and Concur Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Establishes a Cause of Action for Persons Suffering Damages Arising from Illegal Sale of Marketing of Firearms
a vote to pass a bill that establishes a cause of action for persons suffering damages arising from illegal sale of marketing of illegal firearms
Requires a firearm industry member to do the following (Sec. 2):
Establish and enforce reasonable controls; and
Take reasonable precautions to ensure that the firearm industry member does not knowingly sell a firearm product to a downstream distributor.
Prohibits a firearm industry member from sale of a firearm-related product that is likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm to the public health and safety of the state (Sec. 3).
Establishes the following as admirable dangerous and likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm (Sec. 3) :
The firearm-related product features are most suitable for assaultive purposes instead of lawful self-defense, hunting, or other legitimate sports;
The firearm-related product is designed in a manner that foreseeably promotes the conversion of legal firearm-related products to illegal; and
The firearm-related product is designed to target minors or other individuals who are legally prohibited from accessing firearms.
Authorizes a person who has suffered harm in the State approximately caused by a firearm industry member’s intentional or knowing violation of requirements to bring action or injunctive relief in court (Sec. 4).
Establishes the following as exemptions to this act (Sec. 8) :
Bringing about action by a person who was injured while committing a crime;
The scope of any cause of action available to a person is not limited to what is established in this act;
Action is not required for self-inflicted injury that results from reckless wanton or willful discharge of a firearm-related product (Sec. 8).
Title: Establishes a Cause of Action for Persons Suffering Damages Arising from Illegal Sale of Marketing of Firearms
Title: Establishes a Cause of Action for Persons Suffering Damages Arising from Illegal Sale of Marketing of Firearms
Title: Establishes a Cause of Action for Persons Suffering Damages Arising from Illegal Sale of Marketing of Firearms