Misinformation in NY Times Op/Ed Calling for Right of Shooting Victims to Sue

I guess I should not have expected any less.  This New York Times Op/Ed is full of misinformation.  When it comes to firearms, facts are not necessary for the NY Times.  Besides repeating the discredited talking point about the percentage of firearms sold without background checks, the author claims that since the passage of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, people can't sue firearm manufacturers, even if a firearm is defective.  Sure, he uses an employee of the Brady Center as his source, but he should have checked it before using it in his article:

The 2005 law is just one example of Congressional actions that have reduced gun-industry liability and gutted consumer protections. The result of all this legislation, as Jonathan E. Lowy, director of the legal action project at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, has noted, is that a defective BB gun can be recalled, but not a real gun with a similar defect.

The fact is, the law specifically allows suits for harm caused by a defective firearm:

The bills expressly allow suits based on knowing violations of federal or state law related to gun sales, or on traditional grounds including negligent entrustment (such as sales to a child or an obviously intoxicated person) or breach of contract. The bill also allows product liability cases involving actual injuries caused by an improperly functioning firearm (as opposed to cases of intentional misuse).

It's interesting that no one calls for suits against automobile manufacturers or car dealers when one of their products end up in the hands of a drunk driver, but firearm manufacturers are supposed to be held responsible for what happens with their product when it leaves the plant.