Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

The bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to strengthen immunity for firearms manufacturers, sellers, and trade associations by requiring immediate dismissal of pending qualified civil liability actions upon enactment, expanding definitions to limit liability (including clarifying proximate cause and excluding certain claims), and allowing removal of such cases to federal court with procedural advantages like interlocutory appeals and attorney’s fees for prevailing defendants. It also explicitly preempts state and local laws that impose liability on qualified product manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations for criminal misuse of firearms or ammunition. Foreign…

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