Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 2008No. 06-CV-721, 06-CV-757PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This appeal presents two primary issues: Does the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“the PLCAA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 7901 et seq. (2005), by its terms require dismissal of the plaintiff/appellants’ suit under the District of Columbia’s Assault Weapons Manufacturing Strict Liability Act of 1990, D.C.Code § 7-2551.01 et seq. (2001) (“the SLA”); and, if so, does the PLCAA as applied to the plaintiffs’ pending claims under the SLA violate separation of powers principles or due process principles embodied in the Fifth Amendment, or constitute a “taking” under the Fifth…
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