Senate rejects gun bill.(Capitol Beat)

In early March, the Senate voted 90 to 8 against a bill that would have shielded gun manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits. S 1805, the Protection of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, was designed to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms of ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products.

The bill's defeat was blamed on amendments by Democrats that sou