To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale o... in plain language

1: Private right of action

This section would let three kinds of people or entities sue over harm caused by a ghost gun used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce: a person who is injured by the ghost gun, any family member of a person killed by the ghost gun, and the State and the local government (political subdivision) where the injury or death happened. The lawsuit would be filed in the federal district court for the district where the injury or death occurred. It could be brought against the maker of any component of the ghost gun and against any person who helped arrange (facilitated) a sale of the ghost gun. A plaintiff who wins could be awarded damages, including consequential damages, in whatever amount the court decides is appropriate. The section also creates two affirmative defenses a defendant could raise in such a lawsuit. First, a defendant would not be liable if the injury or death was caused by an individual acting in defense against a reasonably perceived imminent threat to the safety of an individual not engaged in a violation of criminal law. Second, a defendant would not be liable if the injury or death was caused by a law enforcement officer responding to a threat to public safety that the officer reasonably believed was about to happen. The section defines a 'ghost gun' as a firearm that lacks a unique serial number engraved or cast onto its frame or receiver by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer, as existing federal law (18 U.S.C. 923(i)) requires, and the definition also covers any set of parts designed or intended to be assembled into a firearm or used to convert another device into a firearm. The terms 'firearm,' 'licensed manufacturer,' and 'licensed importer' would keep the same meanings they already have under existing federal law (18 U.S.C. 921(a)).