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HR 332 113th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Crime victims Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Firearms and explosives Judicial procedure and administration Product safety and quality

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

Introduced: January 22, 2013 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act - Prohibits a court from dismissing an action against a manufacturer, seller, or trade association for damages or relief resulting from an alleged defect or negligence with respect to a product, or conduct that would be actionable under state common or statutory law in the absence of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, on the basis that the action is for damages or relief from the criminal, unlawful, or volitional use of a qualified product.

Makes the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) subject to subpoena or other discovery and admissible as evidence. Permits such contents to be used, relied on, or disclosed, and permits testimony or other evidence to be based on the data, on the same basis as other information in a civil action in any state or federal court or in an administrative proceeding.

What's happening now January 22, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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