mr. speaker , i thank my colleague from maryland for doing such a wonderful job on handling this issue .  let me first say something .  the legislation in front of us , as far as i am concerned , is frivolous .  when we think about the millions and millions of lawsuits that have been filed over the last 10 years , only 57 have actually involved the gun industry , 57 , and for that we are taking time up here in congress .  we hear constantly that this is a good bipartisan bill , that over 200 of our members , republicans and democrats , basically support this legislation .  may i remind many of my colleagues that the nra has put extraordinary pressure on members , and certainly even in the states .  with that being said , there are people out there that need to protect our victims , and they should be protecting our victims .  my family went through a terrible tragedy years ago , and it was because of gun violence .  now , they are saying that the gun industry has nothing to do with the person that buys the gun .  well , i say they do have a purpose .  we know that the gun industry , when they ship the guns to gun dealers , and then a gun is used in the commission of a crime , through the tracing it goes back to the gun dealer to say that this store bought the gun from here .  they keep statistics on this .  in new york state , over 60 percent of the guns used in crime are traced back to the manufacturers .  with that being said , the majority of our gun stores are legitimate owners .  but again , 1 percent is causing over 60 percent of the harm in this nation .  with this bill that is going to be passed today , and it will be passed today and will be signed by the president , is not doing any favor for the citizens of the united states .  our courts are working , and they should continue to work .  but again , it comes down to where the victims should be allowed to have their day in court .  what we are doing to the gun industry is allowing them to have a blanket , a blanket .  my colleagues say that we can have our day in court .  the hoops that they will have to go through will make it near impossible .  the states that have the right , through their attorneys general , to sue the gun manufacturers should have their day in court .  we are not looking to put anyone out of business .  we are not looking to take the right of someone to own a gun , but the gun industry and these bad dealers are costing this country over $ 100 billion in health care every single year , and here we are going to give them blanket immunity .  i do not understand this .  this is not common sense .  this is not protecting the american people .  and when the american people and my gun owners hear exactly what should be done , they agree with us .  it is up to the american people to have their voices heard .  i urge my colleagues to defeat this legislation .  it is not good for the american people , it is not good for the health care system .  