Reply from Sen. John Kerry (D - Paris) regarding S. 659

Office of Senator John Kerry | 10/24/03 | Kerry's staff

[pabianice]

October 24, 2003

Dear xxxxxxxx:

Thank you for writing to express your concerns about the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S. 659). I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.

As you may know, the United States has the highest rate of firearm related death among industrialized countries. On average, more than 32,000 Americans die each year from firearm injuries. Given the level of gun violence in our country, we must do more to protect consumers against faulty or unsafe weapons and deter the sale of firearms to criminals. Our civil law system plays a critical role in this effort, protecting citizens from gun manufacturers and sellers who fail to act with ordinary prudence and caution.

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S. 659) threatens the ability of our civil courts to provide this protection. In a radical departure from long-standing liability law, the bill would grant the gun industry special legal immunity in the majority of civil suits. It would also eliminate the last defense of consumers against companies that sell weapons recklessly or refuse to market weapons with feasible safety devices. Although I support common-sense legal reform to prevent frivolous lawsuits, I oppose this bill because it goes too far to protect the gun industry at the expense of victims.

Thank you again for writing to me about this important issue. Please feel free to contact me again regarding this or any other matter of importance to you.

Sincerely,

John F. Kerry

United States Senator

[pabianice]

That many lies in that short a letter. Impressive.

Contact information:

info@johnkerry.com

John Kerry for President, Inc.

197 Portland Street, 3rd Floor

Boston, MA 02114

617-367-1551

617-523-2033 (fax)

[facedown]

Please feel free to contact me again regarding this or any other matter of importance to you.

Dear John,

Drop dead.

Sincerely,

facedown

[paguch]

We need to support liability laws against H.J.Heinz for assisting McDonalds in doing harm to our children. Maby then his wife will tell her little charge to shut up.

[theDentist]

And, pabianice, he misspelled your name as 'xxxxxxxx'.

:-)

[yonif]

ROFL

[eleni121]

Jean Kery-Heinz54 displays the slow witted mentality of many anti gun types...his anger towards those who kill nad maim while committing crimes does not extend to his private security firm that uses uzzis to protect him and his ditzy wife.