{"id":166364,"date":"2022-07-18T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=166364"},"modified":"2022-07-18T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:05:27","slug":"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Irresponsible gun manufacturers and distributors can no longer hide from the mass destruction they have caused in California. With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsmPhilTing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">@AsmPhilTing<\/a>&#8216;s bill, victims of gun violence can go to court and hold the makers of these deadly weapons accountable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aEskHjQ5hs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">pic.twitter.com\/aEskHjQ5hs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1546876903008731139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">July 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed into law legislation (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2571\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">AB 2571<\/a>) that will open the floodgates for crippling lawsuits and fines against the gun industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AB 2571 essentially prohibits any business connected to guns and gun culture from advertising to minors. Violators will face stiff penalties and civil lawsuits for each and every offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo the victims of gun violence and their families: California stands with you. The gun industry can no longer hide from the devastating harm their products cause,\u201d Governor Newsom said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur kids, families and communities deserve streets free of gun violence and gun makers must be held accountable for their role in this crisis,\u201d he continued. \u201cNearly every industry is held liable when people are hurt or killed by their products \u2013 guns should be no different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notion that firearms manufacturers and dealers cannot be sued is a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/goa-and-gof-sue-new-york-over-new-concealed-carry-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">GOA and GOF Sue New York Over New Concealed Carry Restrictions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe firearm industry is already highly regulated through federal and state laws, with violations carrying stiff penalties,\u201d noted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20220713\/california-gov-newsom-signs-legislation-creating-a-private-right-of-action-against-firearm-industry-members\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">NRA-ILA in a news release<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is the latest salvo in gun control advocates&#8217; long-running effort to circumvent the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which ensures Americans have reasonable access to firearms,\u201d it continued.\u00a0 \u201cThe PLCAA does not prohibit lawsuits against the firearm industry for knowingly unlawful sales, for negligent entrustment, and on traditional products liability grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The California Rifle &amp; Pistol Association (CRPA), the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), and Gun Owners of California (GOC) have already filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/crpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-08-Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">lawsuit<\/a> challenging AB 2571 on grounds that it violates the First and&nbsp;Fourteenth Amendments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new law impacts Associations, Camps, Clubs, FFLs, Hunter Education, Instructors, Firearms Trainers, Youth Organizations, ranges, and those who work in association with any youth shooting program \u2014 including firearm safety training. Any promotion of firearms to those under 18 years of age may lead to hefty fines of $25,000 per incident,&#8221; said CRPA in a statement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CRPA President and General Counsel Chuck Michel told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/californiaglobe.com\/fl\/pro-2a-groups-file-lawsuit-to-stop-gov-newsoms-attempt-to-destroy-youth-shooting-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-opens-floodgates-for-crippling-lawsuits-against-gun-industry\" title=\"California Opens Floodgates for Crippling Lawsuits Against Gun Industry\u00a0\">California Globe<\/a><\/em> that the new law is &#8220;really an attempt to wipe out the next generation of hunters and shooters.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPoliticians in Sacramento are not even trying to hide their disdain for the \u2018gun culture,\u2019 which they neither understand nor support,&#8221; he added.  &#8220;They want to wipe it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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