HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

35

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO END THE ABUSE OF TORT LAW AGAINST THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY

 

WHEREAS, citizens have a right, protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, to keep and bear arms; and

WHEREAS, lawsuits have been commenced against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers of firearms that operate as designed and intended, which seek money damages and other relief for the harm caused by the misuse of firearms by third parties, including criminals; and

WHEREAS, the manufacture, importation, possession, sale, and use of firearms and ammunition in the United States are heavily regulated by Federal, State, and local laws including the Gun Control Act of 1968, the National Firearms Act, and the Arms Export Control Act; and

WHEREAS, businesses in the United States that are engaged in interstate and foreign commerce through the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, importation, or sale to the public of firearms or ammunition that has been shipped or transported in interstate of foreign commerce are not, and should not, be liable for the harm caused by those who criminally or unlawfully misuse firearm products or ammunition products that function as designed and intended; and

WHEREAS, thirty-three states have passed legislation protecting firearms and ammunition manufacturers, H.R.1036 passed the United States House in an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 285 to 140, and S.659 has fifty-five co-sponsors in the United States Senate; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate concurring, that the Legislature of the State of Hawaii requests the Congressional delegation of the State of Hawaii to end the abuse of tort laws against the firearms industry; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to each member of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Tort law abuses against firearms industry; support ending