Fact check: Biden claims ‘liability shield’ for U.S. gun makers is one of a kind

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Fact check: Biden claims ‘liability shield’ for U.S. gun makers is one of a kind
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A law signed by President George W. Bush in 2005 says gun dealers and manufacturers...

, which was signed into law in 2005 by President George W. Bush. The law says gun dealers and manufacturers cannot be sued when their products are misused.lists several situations that are not protected from liability. It doesn’t protect gun dealers who transfer a gun knowing it would be used for criminal purposes, nor those who knowingly break state or federal law if the violation results in harm. Gun manufacturers can also be sued for certain injuries due to gun design defects.

Supporters say the law protects gun dealers and manufacturers from frivolous and expensive proceedings, while opponents argue that the broadness of the law and its narrow exceptions stop some victims from having their day in court.the Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit brought by nine Sandy Hook victims’ families against gun manufacturer Remington Arms Co. to continue. Remington Arms manufactured the gun used in the mass shooting, and the plaintiffs sought to hold the company partly responsible by targeting its marketing practices. The familiesFor example, a

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