During his Rose Garden address last month, Biden reaffirmed his support for repealing the
“This is the only outfit that is exempt from being sued. If I get one thing on my list (if) the Lord came down and said, ‘Joe, you get one of these’ give me that one,” Biden said. “Most people don’t realize, the only industry in America, billion-dollar industry, that can’t be sued, exempt from being sued, are gun manufacturers.”
Biden’s hostility to this industry, however, isn’t new.
As a U.S. Senator, he voted against the PLCCA. Biden’s campaign listed repeal of the law as a top priority, stating, “This law protects these manufacturers from being held civilly liable for their products – a protection granted to no other industry. Biden will prioritize repealing this protection.”
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The Protection of Lawful Commerce In Arms Act . or PLCAA, gets a lot of negative press. People lament the fact that the firearm industry enjoys a certain degree of protection from a certain type of lawsuit.
Opponents point out that no other industry has this kind of protection.
They’re right, of course. Then again, no other industry has needed this kind of protection.
President Joe Biden has the firearms industry in his crosshairs.
“This is the only outfit that is exempt from being sued. If I get one thing on my list (if) the Lord came down and said, ‘Joe, you get one of these’ give me that one,” Biden said. “Most people don’t realize, the only industry in America, billion-dollar industry, that can’t be sued, exempt from being sued, are gun manufacturers.”
President Joe Biden has the firearms industry in his crosshairs.
“This is the only outfit that is exempt from being sued. If I get one thing on my list (if) the Lord came down and said, Joe, you get one of these give me that one, Biden said. Most people don’t realize, the only industry in America, billion-dollar industry, that can’t be sued, exempt from being sued, are gun manufacturers.”
Biden’s hostility to this industry, however, isn’t new.
As a U.S. Senator, he voted against the PLCAA. Biden’s campaign listed repeal of the law as a top priority, stating, “This law protects these manufacturers from being held civilly liable for their products – a protection granted to no other industry. Biden will prioritize repealing this protection.”