Florida House votes to shield gunmaker from liability, but bill’s future uncertain

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 670

Last Updated: 5 days, 5 hours ago

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The Florida House has passed legislation to provide immunity for gun manufacturers in “certain products liability actions” based on “any design feature, functionality, safety mechanism, or performance standard that is not required by federal law.”

The bill (HB 1551) was written to protect gun manufacturer Sig Sauer, which has been the subject of numerous lawsuits alleging its P320 pistols can fire without an intentional trigger pull.

The measure is not guaranteed to make …

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