California allows gun violence victims to sue gun manufacturers. Why not the state?

CNN

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday that clears the path for gun violence victims to file civil suits against the companies that manufacture the firearms used in crimes. The move effectively tightens gun laws in California, which has the strictest gun safety measures in the nation, according to the Giffords Law Center. "To the victims of gun violence and their families: California stands with you. The gun industry can no longer hide from the devastating harm their products cause," Newsom said in a news release. A 2005 federal law protects gun manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits when the weapons they produce are used to commit crimes. California Assembly Bill 1594 "utilizes an exemption to the federal statute that allows gun makers or sellers to be sued for violations of state laws concerning the sale or marketing of firearms," according to the California news release. Our kids, families and communities deserve streets free of gun violence and gun makers must be held accountable for their role in this crisis. Nearly every industry is held liable when people are hurt or killed by their products -- guns should be no different," the governor said.

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This is some rich hypocrisy coming from a state that allows actual criminals who commit crimes with guns to be released to commit more gun crimes! Yet, they want to protect you from the evil gun manufactures because they have your safety at heart!