States look to remove legal protections for gun industry


              FILE - A make-shift memorial to honor the victims of the shootings at Robb Elementary School is reflected after a recent rain on Aug. 25, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Lawmakers in Colorado and other states are proposing bills to roll back legal protections for gun manufactures and dealers. A draft version of Colorado’s bill, expected to be introduced Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 would make it easier for Colorado residents to sue gun manufacturers and lays out a code of conduct for the industry partly targeting how companies design and market firearms. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
            
              FILE - Mourners gather outside Club Q to visit a memorial on Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Spring, Colo. Lawmakers in Colorado and other states are proposing bills to roll back legal protections for gun manufactures and dealers. A draft version of Colorado’s bill, expected to be introduced Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023 would make it easier for Colorado residents to sue gun manufacturers and lays out a code of conduct for the industry partly targeting how companies design and market firearms. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP, File)
States look to remove legal protections for gun industry