Regarding the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)

[Straw Man]

3. Whose intent?

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Are guns made for the purpose of killing ?? Of course they are, when used for the purpose they were designed for, they kill, it's what they do......whether it's people or animals. That is undeniable. Your analogy falls apart under the slightest scrutiny. It's a silly argument.

It is not the intent of the gun makers that their products be used to commit murder. The threat of deadly force inherent in possession of a firearm can serve the purpose of self-defense even if no shot is fired. And if a shot is fired in legitimate self-defense, the death of an assailant may well save the life of a victim. Then there's hunting: Would you seek to abolish that as well?

Your formulation, were it followed to its logical conclusion, would bankrupt the entire firearms industry, which, I suspect, it the whole purpose: to accomplish in the civil courts that which the anti-gun movement has been unable to accomplish in the legislative arena.