All This Is That: Congress Offers BJ To The Gun Industry & Lobby

Friday, October 21, 2005

Congress Offers BJ To The Gun Industry & Lobby

Congress gave the gun lobby Item No. 1 on its wish list Thursday: a bill protecting the firearms industry from crime-victim lawsuits. President Bush said he will sign it. You think!?

"Our laws should punish criminals who use guns to commit crimes, not law-abiding manufacturers of lawful products," Bush said in a statement.

The House, including many Democrats, voted 283-144 to send the bill to the president. The National Rifle Association proclaimed it vital to protect the industry from being bankrupted by huge jury awards. Opponents, waging a tough battle against growing public support for the legislation, called it proof of the gun lobby's power over the Republican-controlled Congress.
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