Summary

Creates a new federal removal and dismissal procedure for certain civil lawsuits against firearm industry actors. It lets a manufacturer, seller, or trade association remove a qualifying state-court civil action to federal district court and gives the federal court authority to decide whether the case is a “qualified civil liability action” and, if so, to dismiss it.

Key Points

• Authorizes firearm manufacturers, sellers, and trade associations to remove qualifying state civil suits to federal district court.
• Gives federal district courts the power to decide whether a removed case is a "qualified civil liability action."
• Permits federal courts to dismiss cases found to be "qualified civil liability actions," producing an early-end mechanism for certain suits.
• Changes procedure and forum rather than creating new funding, programs, or substantive causes of action.