Why Is This Case So Important?

“Anthony J. Sebok, a professor at Brooklyn Law School… said that if the plaintiffs fail in the Brooklyn case, that could be a setback for all the lawsuits across the country. ‘It could end the campaign to use litigation as a method of achieving gun control,’ he said.”

- senrs.com

At least the anti-gun groups, their well-heeled supporters and the liberal elite who fund their activities are honest about their goal – and that is very simply to use any method to end the sale of guns. Legislators at the federal and state level will not vote to further erode the rights of law-abiding citizens. Why? Because they know that they will not be re-elected if they vote against the beliefs of the citizens they represent.

Liberal, activist judges are all too happy to allow their courts to be turned in to super-legislatures. It is not the constitutionally prescribed function of the judiciary to legislate. Despite this, the courts remain the last hope of the anti-gun movement to further erode our 2nd Amendment rights by creating regulation through litigation.

The only way to end this well-funded, coordinated onslaught of reckless litigation that threatens to destroy an entire American industry – and thousands of manufacturing jobs – is for Congress to swiftly pass the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2003 (H.R. 1036 / S. 659).

Passing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2003 is the only way to stop wasting millions of taxpayer dollars spent on baseless lawsuits that clog our already congested court system, deny truly injured parties their day in court and undermine the integrity and fairness of our judicial system.

On Thursday, April 3, 2003 the Act was passed out of the House Judiciary Committee and onto the whole House by an overwhelming majority of votes. This was the last legislative hurtle the Act had to clear before it could be voted on by the entire House of Representatives. The House is expected to vote on the Act in the near future. See Testimony of Lawrence G. Keane

Only passage of this common sense legal reform can stop activist judges from operating outside of the bounds of our constitution to regulate an entire industry in ways not supported by Congress or the American public. Only passage of this urgently needed legislation can put a stop to these harassing lawsuits and protect and preserve American’s Second Amendment.

With 243 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 51 co-sponsors in the Senate, the Act enjoys strong bi-partisan support. According to a recent national poll conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 69% of Americans would be more favorable toward their Senator or Representative if they voted to reform the way class action lawsuits are handled in the United States. A recent poll conducted by the American Tort Reform Association found that 83.4% of Americans believe there are too many lawsuits in America.

Support the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (H.R. 1036/ S. 659)