'Level Playing Field' “Congress finally did something right,” journalist Charley Reese writes about Congress’s recent passage of the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.” In a recent column, Reese points out that much of the mainstream media’s coverage on the new law lacked the facts about how it affects firearm industry companies. “The new law . . . does not exempt gun manufacturers from lawsuits. If they produce a defective product that causes injury, they can still be sued. All the new law does is put them on a level playing field with every other manufacturer,” writes Reese. Because of the new law, a New York City judge today issued an order vacating a Nov. 28 trial date in a case against the firearms industry. The case’s motion to dismiss will be heard Nov. 21. The status of other cases against firearms industry companies is available in the Litigation section of NSSF’s Web site.