Fecha Publicación: 12-09-2022

Endemic gun violence is haunting America. According to the latest mortality data, there were a record 45,222 firearm-related deaths in the United States in 2020. The broad immunity enjoyed by the gun industry, however, means that judicial remedies for victims are alarmingly deficient. Since its adoption in 2005, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) has largely shielded gun manufacturers from civil liability suits. Although originally designed to deflect frivolous litigation, PLCAA has been invoked and interpreted expansively over the years in U.S. courts in a way that jeopardizes the right to a remedy to which survivors of gun violence and their family members are entitled, including under international human rights law. As the momentum to dismantle PLCAA steadily gains ground, international law and norms further support the case for the law’s repeal.

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