American Bar Association
Alameda County Bar Association
Bar Association of San Francisco
Steering Committee on Unmet Legal Needs of Children
Commission on Domestic Violence
Tort and Insurance Practice Section
Coordinating Committee on Gun Violence
Recommendation
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association supports the right of the victims of gun violence to seek private redress, and supports legislation to:
1. Amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide a private cause of action, with concurrent state and federal jurisdiction, for those persons sustaining injury or damage as a result of violation of the Act;
2. Adopt and extend state and territorial laws to provide civil claims for relief for those persons sustaining injury or damage as a result of the violation of state, territorial or municipal laws regulating the use, sale, possession, license, ownership, or control of firearms and ammunition.