The Epoch Times By Tom Ozimek
A gun rights group has lost a bid to block a Washington state law that imposes liability on firearms manufacturers for crimes committed with their products.
A federal judge in Washington state struck down a legal bid by a pro-gun rights group to block a new regulation that opens firearm manufacturers to lawsuits for crimes committed with their products.
The bill, known as the Firearm Industry Responsibility & Gun Violence Victims’ Access to Justice Act, imposes state-level legal liability on Washington’s firearm industry, allowing lawsuits to be brought on behalf of people who are killed or injured with the industry’s products.
The measure also opens firearms manufacturers and sellers to legal liability if they fail to establish, implement, and enforce “reasonable controls” in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of firearms.
The measure faced opposition from the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), which argued that the bill would subject licensed firearm manufacturers and sellers to frivolous lawsuits and kill thousands of jobs in the state.
The Lawsuit
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