it's simple. if gun control is a vitally important issue to you

[MicaelS]

56. The Tort Protection for Gun Manfacturers makes perfect sense.

Just like it did when Congress passed Tort Protection for General Aviation (light aircraft) back in 1990 under President Clinton.

General Aviation Revitalization Act

The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, also known by its initials GARA, is Public Law 103-298, an Act of Congress on Senate Bill S. 1458 (103rd Congress), amending the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.

It was intended to counteract the effects of prolonged product liability on general aviation aircraft manufacturers, by limiting the duration of their liability for the aircraft they produce.

GARA is a statute of repose generally shielding most manufacturers of aircraft (carrying fewer than 20 passengers), and aircraft parts, from liability for most accidents (including injury or fatality accidents) involving their products that are 18 years old or older (at the time of the accident), even if manufacturer negligence was a cause.

While GARA is considered a landmark event in the modern history of America's general aviation industry, debate continues over the effects and ethics of GARA.

And it is simple how he reconciles it. If a legal product is misused by small percentage of the populace, then suing the manufacturers out of business (which is what the Anti-Gun people want) is simply an attempt to do an end run around the Legislatures, who are supposed to the ultimate arbiters of what is supposed to be the Law in the country.

Because Trial Lawyers are like Prostitutes or Drug Addicts, they will never say no to suing someone witrh deep pockets, so someone (the Legislatures) have to rein them in.

And to put it quite harshly, businesses staying open so they can make money, pay taxes and dividends, create jobs for people, and so people can exercise certain freedoms is more important than the 1% or so that get hurt.