23 Feb 2021
Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland suggested Monday repealing lawsuit protections for gun makers does not raise a Second Amendment issue. He addressed the issue directly while being questioned by Senators in Washington, DC.
President Biden campaigned on the repeal of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which initiated protections for gun manufacturers who legally make and sale firearms.
On October 5, 2019, Breitbart News noted Biden used a MSNBC / Gabby Giffords / March for Our Lives gun control forum in Las Vegas to make clear his desire to open gun makers up to lawsuits.
He suggested repealing the PLCAA, saying, “No other outfit in history has gotten this kind of protection” and claimed the suits would result in “change overnight.”
The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch used a February 20, 2021, editorial to suggest President Joe Biden could make the left’s gun control dreams come true.
The editorial opened with:
Three years ago last Sunday, a gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17. The deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history mobilized students and others to demand sane national gun policy, only to be thwarted by an obstinate Republican Party in the thrall of the National Rifle Association. If the Biden administration and the new Democrat-dominated Congress do nothing else in the coming two years, it’s crucial they institute universal background checks and other rational reforms.