DATE CREATED: April 14, 2023
LAST ACTION DATE: 04/15/2024
LAST AMENDMENT DATE: 04/14/2023
PROGRESS: Dead
BILL ID: LD1696
CATEGORIES: Justice
REGION: ME
This bill creates a cause of action against a firearm industry member's intentional or knowing manufacturing, marketing, importing, offering for wholesale sale or offering for retail sale a firearm-related product that is abnormally dangerous and likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm to public health and safety in the State. A firearm-related product is not considered abnormally dangerous and likely to create an unreasonable risk of harm to public health and safety based on a firearm's inherent capacity to cause injury or lethal harm. A violation is prima facie evidence of an unfair trade practice, but attorney's fees and costs may not be awarded. Exempted from the action are actions brought by persons injured with a firearm while committing a crime or self-inflicted injury from a reckless, wanton or willful discharge of the firearm.
SESSION: 131st Legislature
VERSIONS: 1
VOTES: 3
LAST ACTION: ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
ACTIONS: 36
SPONSORS: Lori Gramlich (D) , Vicki Doudera (D) , Reb Millett (D)* , Anne Carney (D) , Drew Gattine (D) , Mark Lawrence (D) , Matt Moonen (D) , Melanie Sachs (D) , Dan Sayre (D) , Holly Stover (D)
KEYWORDS: Foreseeably Promotes Conversion, Nonmutual Claim Preclusion, Nonmutual Issue Preclusion, Prima Facie Evidence, Considered Abnormally Dangerous, Illegal Firearm-Related Products, Legal Firearm-Related Products, Bona Fide Gift, Joint Stock Companies, Joint Stock Company
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