XXXX Voted Against Holding Gun Dealers and Manufacturers Liable for Gross Neglect. In July 2005, XXXX voted to kill an amendment that would have protected the rights of victims of gun violence. The amendment to the gun liability bill would have allowed victims of gun violence to hold gun dealers and manufacturers liable if they showed gross recklessness or neglect that contributed to the violence. [Vote 208, 7/28/05] XXXX Voted Against Requiring Gun Dealers to Sell Hand Guns With Either Trigger Locks or Secure Storage Device. In July 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment to require gun dealers to ensure the safety of their guns. The amendment, which passed, would have required gun dealers to sell trigger locks or secure storage devices with every handgun they sold. Penalties for failure to comply included a six-month suspension of a license, the revocation of a license, or a $2,500 fine. [Vote 207, 7/28/05] XXXX Voted Against Limiting Gun Manufacturer’s Liability Only After Assault Weapons Ban Was Added to Bill. In 2004, XXXX voted against a bill that barred certain civil lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, dealers and importers of firearms and ammunition, mainly those lawsuits aimed at making them liable for gun violence, trade groups also were protected. The bill required the dismissal of pending lawsuits against the gun industry, except for those involving a defect in a weapon or ammunition. McConnell only voted against the bill after the Assault Weapons Ban was added. [Vote 30, 3/2/04; Nashua Telegraph, Dandurant Column, 4/3/05] XXXX Voted Against Civil Lawsuits by Law Enforcement Officers Who Are Victims of Gun Violence. In 2004, XXXX voted against allowing civil lawsuits against the firearms industry by local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who are the victims of gun violence. [Vote 22, 2/26/04] XXXX Voted Against Holding Arms Dealers Liable. In March 2004, XXXX voted against an amendment that clarified that a manufacturer or seller of a firearm would be liable for foreseeable injuries to consumers that purchase a firearm. It would modify the definition of reasonably foreseeable in the underlying bill to mean “the reasonable anticipation that harm or injury is likely to result.” [Vote 23, 3/1/04] XXXX Voted to Protect Gun Manufacturers In Cases of Gross Negligence. In March 2004, XXXX voted against an amendment that would exempt from the provisions of the bill civil lawsuits in which gross negligence or reckless conduct of a defendant led to the death or injury of another person. [Vote 29, 3/2/04] XXXX Voted to Require Guns to Be Sold With Trigger Safety Locks. In 1999, XXXX voted to require guns to be sold with trigger safety locks that could prevent their use by children or burglars. [Vote 122, 5/18/99] XXXX Voted To Protect Gun Dealers. In 1999, XXXX voted for the Craig amendment to S.254, which was an amendment to allow private gun dealers to access the national instant background check system to check the background of purchasers at gun shows. In return for participation in this voluntary system, these dealers would have civil liability immunity for certain future federal firearm violations. [Vote 112, 5/12/99] XXXX Voted to Require Gun Dealers to Make Trigger Locks Available. In 1998, XXXX voted for the Craig amendment to S.2260, which was an amendment to require gun dealers to make trigger locks available as a condition for receiving and keeping their licenses. The amendment also would establish a grant program to educate and train the public on the safe ownership, storage, and use of firearms. [Vote 215, 7/21/98] XXXX Voted to Allow Manufacture of Sawed-Off Shotguns. In 1996, XXXX voted to kill the Biden motion to recommit S.735 to the conference committee with instructions to report it back with a provision that increases from three to five years the statute of limitations for violations of the National Firearms Act, which makes it a crime to manufacture sawed-off shotguns, machine guns, silencers, grenades, and bombs without proper registration. [Vote 64, 4/17/96] CONCEALED WEAPONS 50