Thank You Senator Lieberman for Standing Tall Against the NRA.

[Clarkie1]

The National Rifle Association has for years been a symbol of what is wrong with American government. With so many of our elected officials "in the pocket" of the NRA, they have come to epitomize how in America today, votes can sadly often be bought and sold to the highest bidder.

Thank you, Mr. Lieberman, for standing tall with 31 other patriotic senators, looking the NRA in the eye, and voting NO to corporate interests, and YES to the rights of the American people.

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3597&can_id=S0141103

Official Title of Legislation:

S 397: A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.

Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that provides liability protection for manufacturers, dealers or importers of firearms or ammunition products, as well as their trade associations, for harm caused by criminal or unlawful misuse.

Highlights:

- Exempts lawsuits brought against individuals who knowingly transfer a firearm that will be used to commit a violent or drug-trafficking crime

- Exempts lawsuits against actions that result in death, physical injury or property damage due solely to a product defect

- Calls for the dismissal of all qualified civil liability actions pending on the date of enactment by the court in which the action was brought

- Prohibits the manufacture, import, sale or delivery of armor piercing ammunition, and sets a minimum prison term of 15 years for violations

- Requires all licensed importers, manufacturers and dealers who engage in the transfer of handguns to provide secure gun storage or safety devices (S AMDT 1626: Adopted: 70-30. Record Vote number: 207)

[Bluebear]

1. A shame he will not support CT's Democratic Senate nominee. nt

[Raine]

2. Thanks

for some balance regarding Lieberman.

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[skipos]

4. Thank you for standing tall against Democrats!

You are entitled to your seat, who cares what CT Democrats have to say about it.
:sarcasm:

[Bluebear]

9. Indeed. nt

[meisje]

5. What is this...Verbal Fellatio of Lieberman day?

[burythehatchet]

6. I'm no Posting Rules nazi

but shouldn't this thread be in the lounge?

[Jersey Devil]

7. Whattaguy! He fights the NRA almost as hard as he fights Dems

When you see Joe, tell him to stick it.

[Solo_in_MD]

8. The bill in question is a good bill and should pass

The real effect of the lawsuits over things gun manufacturers have now control over is to raise prices for firearms and make guns harder for law abiding people to obtain. That means that the rich and powerful will be able to own guns and the poor and minorities will not. The masses will be disarmed and the rich will not be. Not a good thing if you believe in class struggle. It is also instructive to note how gun control in America is returning to its racist roots

[WI_DEM]

10. yes, he deserves credit for this...but he should also support the

winner of the Democratic primary and not be trying to hedge his bets. Perhaps he should go out and talk about his liberal credentials and leave it in the hands of the voters whichever way they may go.