Number: RS22074
Title: Limiting Tort Liability of Gun Manufacturers and Gun Sellers: Legal Analysis of P.L. 109-92 (2005)
Authors: Henry Cohen, American Law Division 
Abstract: The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, P.L. 109-92 (2005), prohibits civil actions and administrative proceedings, except in six circumstances, against a manufacturer or seller of a firearm or ammunition, or a trade association, for damages "resulting from the criminal or unlawful misuse" of a firearm or ammunition. P.L. 109- 92 also, with exceptions, requires child safety locks on handguns, and amended 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a) and 924(c), which, with exceptions, prohibit the manufacture or importation of armor piercing ammunition, and establish penalties for the commission of crimes with such ammunition.
Pages: 6
Date: November 8, 2005