| 2 | House Resolution |
| 3 | A resolution requesting the Congressional Delegation of |
| 4 | the State of Florida to support federal legislation to end |
| 5 | the abuse of tort laws against the firearms industry. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, citizens have a right, protected by the Second |
| 8 | Amendment to the United States Constitution, to keep and bear |
| 9 | arms, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, lawsuits have been commenced against |
| 11 | manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers of firearms |
| 12 | that operate as designed and intended, which seek money damages |
| 13 | and other relief for the harm caused by the misuse of firearms |
| 14 | by third parties, including criminals, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, the manufacture, importation, possession, sale, |
| 16 | and use of firearms and ammunition in the United States are |
| 17 | heavily regulated by federal, state, and local laws, including |
| 18 | the Gun Control Act of 1968, the National Firearms Act, and the |
| 19 | Arms Export Control Act, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, businesses in the United States that are engaged |
| 21 | in interstate and foreign commerce through the lawful design, |
| 22 | manufacture, marketing, distribution, importation, or sale to |
| 23 | the public of firearms or ammunition that has been shipped or |
| 24 | transported in interstate or foreign commerce are not, and |
| 25 | should not, be liable for the harm caused by those who |
| 26 | criminally or unlawfully misuse firearm or ammunition products |
| 27 | that function as designed and intended, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, thirty-three states have passed legislation |
| 29 | protecting firearms and ammunition manufacturers, H.R. 1036 |
| 30 | passed the United States House of Representatives in an |
| 31 | overwhelming bipartisan vote of 285 to 140, and S. 659 has |
| 32 | fifty-five cosponsors in the United States Senate, NOW, |
| 33 | THEREFORE, |
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| 35 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 36 | Florida: |
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| 38 | That the House of Representatives of the State of Florida |
| 39 | requests our elected Representatives and Senators in the United |
| 40 | States Congress to support federal legislation to end the abuse |
| 41 | of tort laws against the firearms industry. |
| 42 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be |
| 43 | transmitted to the members of the Congressional Delegation of |
| 44 | the State of Florida. |