117 S1338 IS: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act U.S. Senate 2021-04-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1338IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 22, 2021Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Markey, Mr. Carper, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act.

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Repeal of certain provisions of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

Sections 2 through 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901–7903) are repealed.

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Discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings

The contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall not be immune from legal process, shall be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be admissible as evidence, and may be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and testimony or other evidence may be permitted based on the data, on the same basis as other information, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding.