NRA-Backed Federal Limits On Gun Lawsuits Frustrate Victims, Their Attorneys: Washington Post

NRA-Backed Measure To Shield Gun Companies Draws Protest
Wayne LaPierre, Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association(NRA), listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing with retired Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Wayne LaPierre, Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association, and others to testify about solutions to gun violence in the United States. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Wayne LaPierre, Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association(NRA), listens during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing with retired Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Wayne LaPierre, Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association, and others to testify about solutions to gun violence in the United States. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A legal shield written by Congress to benefit the firearms industry is posing unexpected hurdles for parents in Newtown, Conn., and victims of other mass shootings, who want to use the courts to hold gun makers accountable and push them to adopt stricter safety standards.

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