The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has filed a legal challenge attempting to halt enforcement of a new law in California that unconstitutionally targets the firearms industry. The new law, originally known as AB 1594, seeks to hold the firearms industry “accountable for harms they foreseeably cause” by allowing legal challenges TO BE BROUGHT BY ALMOST ANYONE against everyone from large companies, to firearm retailers, on down to individuals.
Even staff analysis of the bill acknowledges that its provisions not only potentially violate the Constitution, but are in direct contradiction to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) signed into law in 2005 by President Bush.
“The Second Amendment Law Center salutes NSSF for this lawsuit to undo Newsom’s effort to bankrupt the firearms industry through a law that encourages frivolous lawsuits against highly-regulated firearm retailers by the gun ban lobby,” said 2ALC President Chuck Michel. “We will assist in coordinating an amicus brief campaign to support NSSF’s challenge.”