In February 2022,
after enduring years of litigation to establish their right to sue firearm manufacturers under an exception to the ⚠️PLCAA #gun #industry #immunity #law,
the families of the children and educators murdered at #Sandy #Hook elementary school in 2012 ❇️ reached a record $73 million settlement with the manufacturer that made and marketed the shooter’s assault weapon.

But if the same families had suffered the same unspeakable tragedy in many other states, ⚠️ they may never have been able to seek justice at all
–not due to PLCAA but because of similar state-level gun industry immunity laws.

At present, ❌32 states provide broad #immunity to the gun industry in a way similar to PLCAA
and/or 💥prohibit cities or other local government entities from bringing lawsuits against at least some gun industry defendants.

giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-law…

Gun Industry Immunity | GIFFORDS

Universal background checks save lives from gun violence.

^{Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence}