Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging a New York law that allows lawsuits against gun manufacturers for negligence in preventing firearm trafficking, theft, and misuse. The law, enacted in 2021, requires manufacturers to take steps to ensure guns do not fall into the wrong hands, enabling victims to sue if these rules are violated. The decision upholds the law after years of legal challenges from the gun industry.

The Indiana Supreme Court ended Gary's 26-year lawsuit against major gun manufacturers, which had survived multiple dismissal attempts and state laws aimed at blocking it. The case, part of a wave of similar suits in the late 1990s, was the last remaining after a federal law in 2006 ended others. Brady, representing Gary, criticized the decision as a victory for the gun industry's political influence.