{"id":20395,"date":"2019-10-25T16:11:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T20:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20395"},"modified":"2019-10-25T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T20:11:34","slug":"s-6803-introduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=20395","title":{"rendered":"S-6803 introduced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senator Gaughran’s<\/a> new liability bill has been introduced as S-6803<\/a><\/strong> to Rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the text:<\/p>\n

“… ANY ACTION IN WHICH THE WRONGFUL ACT INVOLVES THE INTENTIONAL AND PRE-MEDITATED USE OF A DEADLY WEAPON AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING DAMAGES MAY ALSO BE RECOVERED …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What does this mean?<\/p>\n

According to the Senator’s remarks to the Daily News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Gaughran believes the expansion of the statute, allowing family members to sue the person responsible for the death, is a fundamental change lawmakers can make to help families suffering in the wake of the unthinkable … Efforts to expand the law so that families can sue gun manufacturers or sellers are ongoing, said Mike Murphy<\/a>, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats<\/a> … \u201cIt\u2019s an idea that\u2019s been seriously discussed and next session we hope to have a path forward,\u201d Murphy said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n