How HR 3214 changes current law

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The bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and facilitates the use of gun trace information in legal proceedings.

• 15 U.S.C. § 7901

  Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901-7903) are repealed.

  This repeal eliminates protections for firearm manufacturers against liability for harm caused by the misuse of their products.

• The contents of the Firearms Trace System database... may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and testimony or other evidence may be permitted based on the data, on the same basis as other information, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding.

  This provision allows gun trace information to be discovered and admitted as evidence in civil cases.