Restricts gun access model confidence 90%
Repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which had shielded firearms manufacturers and sellers from certain civil lawsuits, so more civil liability for the firearms industry.
Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901-7903) are repealed.
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Restricts gun access model confidence 85%
Makes gun trace data from the ATF database discoverable, admissible, and usable as evidence in civil actions, allowing more lawsuits relying on trace information against firearms sellers or manufacturers.
The contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall not be immune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and testimony or other evidence may be permitted based on the data, on the same basis as other information, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding.
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Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill repeals key liability protections for the gun industry under PLCAA and removes barriers to using ATF trace data in civil suits, both of which expand the ability to hold manufacturers and dealers civilly liable for gun violence.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | Libra | Introduced in House |
| 2025-06-04 | Libra | Introduced in House |
| 2025-06-04 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |