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By law, all manufacturers must make their products as safe as possible. This is especially true if their products are likely to come into contact with children. However, our gun industry may be the only exception to this law. The 2005 Protection of Lawful commerce In Arms Act gave the gun industry immunity from negligence and product liability claims. Critics say we need to hold gun makers to the same standards as other industries, making them responsible for bad practices and negligence. One of many examples of this type of negligence includes repeated customer complaints about a popular Remington pump-action shotgun which has been accused for many years of inadvertently discharging, despite having the safety engaged. This condition has been responsible for injuring and killing several people. While publicly blaming these