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Senate Votes to Guard Gunmakers From Suits

By MARY DALRYMPLE (Direct descendent of Karl Marx! - tha malcontent)
Associated Press Writer July 29, 04:50 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) � The Senate voted Friday to shield firearms manufacturers, dealers and importers from lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes, a measure opponents said had been ordered up by the gun lobby.

(ap) - This is so Obvious, that only a Liberal could be Ignorant enough, or Dishonest enough to not Understand it, or Concede it... Criminals use all kinds of Weapons to Create "Victims". This Legislation is to Protect Law-abiding Gun Sellers and Manufacturers from the Liberals in the DemocRAT Party who want to further Victimize these Victims by using them to take the 2nd Amendment from "the People". Thank God Jefferson's view was not needed in this instance... "The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." The DemocRATS have tried, and thank God that the REPUBLICans have Control. What I find most Entertaining about this AP "news" story, is at the end, they break down Campaign Contributions to the GOP from Gun Manufacturers as to Illustrate that they "bought" this Legislation, but by Contrast, they would never list the Abortion Mill, also known as, Unplanned Parenthood's donations regarding pro-Abortion Legislation. The Bias, and the Hypocrisy is Self-Evident. At the end of this story, I Expose the AP's "source" for Contribution data by Illustrating that they have the same Contributors as NPR... Something the AP is not Honest enough to do when "reporting". - tha malcontent)

The 65-31 vote passed a bill that supporters said protects the industry from financial disaster and bankruptcy caused by damage lawsuits.

"This bill says go after the criminal, don't go after the law-abiding gun manufacturer or the law-abiding gun seller," said bill sponsor Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho.

But Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and other opponents said the gun industry needs no such special protection. "This bill has one motivation � payback by the Bush administration and the Republican leadership of the Congress to the powerful special interest of the National Rifle Association," he said.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., yanked similar legislation from debate last year when Democrats successfully attached an extension of the ban on assault-style weapons and the NRA dropped its support.

Republicans picked up four more Senate seats in last November's election, emboldening gun rights supporters to try again.

The House passed a similar bill last year but has taken no action on it this year.

Democrats won inclusion this year of a new requirement that each handgun be sold with a separate child safety or locking device, unless purchased by government officials or police officers. Any violation could be punished by the suspension of a dealer's license, a $10,000 fine, or both.

Craig said the bill does not block gunmakers and dealers from facing product liability, negligence or breach of contract suits.

Its opponents, however, say the bill effectively exempts gun manufacturers from liability. They also say dealers sometimes let weapons get into the hands of people the law says shouldn't have them.

Democrats tried and lost attempts to insert special provisions in the legislation that would let children and police retain the right to sue, along with another amendment that would have let individuals but not municipalities retain the right to sue.

"Should those whose actions lead to the death or injury of a child get a free pass?" asked Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., who sponsored one amendment.

Supporters of the liability bill said the changes would have gutted the bill.

The Senate also brushed aside a Kennedy amendment that would have banned hollow-tipped, so-called "cop killer" bullets.

The gun industry gave 88 percent of its campaign contributions, or $1.2 million, to Republicans in the 2004 election cycle. Gun control advocates, meanwhile, gave 98 percent of their contributions, or $93,700, to Democrats during that election, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

(Just for the Record, this is who the Major Funders for this "Nonpartisan" Organization are: The Pew Charitable Trusts (currently under a two year grant of $550,000) The Carnegie Corporation (currently under a three year grant of $450,000) The Joyce Foundation (currently under a two-year grant of $350,000) The Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation (currently under a grant of $10,000) http://www.opensecrets.org/about/funders.asp Sounds like the Funders of NPR. - tha malcontent)

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On the Net:

Information on the legislation, S. 397, can be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/

National Rifle Association: http://www.nra.org

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: http://www.bradycenter.org

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