The intended consequence of these frivolous lawsuits could not be more clear -- the financial ruin of the firearms industry.

Lawsuits seeking to hold the firearms industry responsible for the criminal and unlawful use of its products are brazen attempts to accomplish through litigation what has not been achieved by legislation and the democratic process,

We have to take steps to prevent lawsuits from bankrupting the national firearms industry and denying all Americans their fundamental right to bear arms,

These suits would be laughable if they were not so harmful,

Companies simply don't want to come to a state where they think they'll be the target of frivolous lawsuits, or even worse, won't get a fair shake if they are sued. Can you blame them?

That's not the 'pennies' per gallon the White House and EPA are asserting,