88R13251 CJM-F     By: Morales of Harris H.C.R. No. 60       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, Federal law protects firearms manufacturers and   dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with   their products; and          WHEREAS, The foundational premise of American law is that   victims of harm may seek redress in court against wrongdoers, and in   every state a business or an individual can be sued for negligence   when their conduct lacks reasonable care that foreseeably results   in harm to others; and          WHEREAS, There were more than 4,000 gun-related deaths in   Texas in 2020, and gun violence in Texas costs $16.6 billion per   year; more guns are purchased in Texas than in any other state, and   Texans purchased more than 1.6 million guns in 2021, about one gun   for every 14 adults in the state; Texas leads the United States in   the number of firearm mortalities, and from 1999 to 2000, 4,090   Texas children died from gun-related injuries; and          WHEREAS, Texas also leads the nation in mass shootings; on   May 24, 2022, 19 school children and 2 teachers were murdered during   the attack on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, where the attacker   used a weapon manufactured by Daniel Defense; and          WHEREAS, Gun manufacturers like Daniel Defense advertise   their product to children and young men using incendiary marketing   that appeal to consumers based on hyper-masculinity, sexuality, and   militarism; like many other firearm companies, Daniel Defense also   sought placement of its products in movies and video games; the   company took special pride in alerting its followers to the   appearance of one of its DDM4 V7 rifles, the same weapon that would   be used in the murders at Robb Elementary School, in the new Call of   Duty: Modern Warfare game; and          WHEREAS, At a 2022 gun industry trade show in Las Vegas, Wee 1   Tactical used cartoons to market JR-15s (Junior AR-15s) to kids;   customers flocked to its booth, and the company was named on some   "best of" show lists; and          WHEREAS, Six of the nine deadliest mass shootings in the   United States since 2018 were by people who were 21 or younger, and   these perpetrators fit in a critical age range--roughly 15 to   25--that law enforcement officials, researchers, and policy   experts consider a hazardous crossroads for young men, a period   when they are in the throes of developmental changes and societal   pressures that can turn them toward violence in general, and in the   rarest cases, toward mass shootings; and          WHEREAS, These horrible tragedies will continue as long as   gun manufacturers and gun dealers are not held accountable for   their irresponsible marketing and dangerous advertisements, which   have helped to provoke some of the worst gun-related violence that   this state has endured since its inception; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby respectfully urge the United States Congress to repeal the   Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA); and, be it   further          RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official   copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to   the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of   Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the   members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that   this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a   memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.