Stephanie Herseth on Gun Control Democratic Representative (SD-AL)

Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers.

• Prohibit individuals from filing a qualified civil liability action
• Exempt lawsuits brought against individuals who knowingly transfer a firearm that will be used to commit a violent or drug-trafficking crime
• Exempt lawsuits against actions that result in death, physical injury or property damage due solely to a product defect
• Dismiss of all civil liability actions pending on the date of enactment
• Prohibit the manufacture, import, sale or delivery of armor piercing ammunition

Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC.

• Nothing in any provision of law shall authorize the Mayor, or any governmental authority of the District of Columbia, to prohibit possessing firearms by a person who is allowed to possess firearms under federal law.
• Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms.
• Repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.
• Repeals the District's registration requirement for possession of firearms.
• Repeals the trigger lock law.
• Maintains the current ban on the possession and control of a sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, or short-barreled rifle.
• Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm.
• Specifies exceptions to the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in the District. Source: D.C. Personal Protection Act (H.R.1399/S.1001) 2007-S1001 on Mar 27, 2007

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