The Brady campaign sued Lucky Gunner, attempting to "put them out of business"..

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109. *Sigh*

The PLCAA codified into statute a long-standing legal principle that manufacturers of legal products are not responsible for the criminal actions of 3rd parties who use their legal products to commit crimes. You cannot successfully sue Craftsman if someone uses their ladder to burglarize your house. You cannot sue Ford if the impaired driver that totals your vehicle is driving a Taurus. You cannot sue Sports Authority if someone uses a baseball bat to break your arm.

Firearms manufacturers were faced with nuisance lawsuits filed solely to impose huge costs to defend themselves. These lawsuits were for damages caused by the criminal actions by 3rd parties using their legal products. Firearms manufacturers are still subject to the same product liability standards as others; if their firearm malfunctions and causes injury to the end user they can still be sued. (See Remington).

The aircraft industry was also faced with nuisance lawsuits on behalf of people injured or killed in plane crashes where defect could not be determined but were equally likely to have been the result of poor maintenance. They were given limited indemnity after a period of years after the manufacture of the aircraft.