mr. speaker , the gun industry would like to see this legislation passed today so that they can protect their profits .  but i would like to talk about the real people who will be affected by this bill , people who have suffered enough .  i would like to talk about a 26-year-old father of two from my home state of massachusetts whose death was a direct result of negligence by a gun maker .  five years ago , danny guzman was leaving a holiday party to go home to see his daughters , tammy and selena , but he never made it home .  standing on the street , danny guzman was struck down by a stray bullet fired from a 9 millimeter handgun .  that gun that killed him made its way into criminal hands because a gun factory employee had stolen it from his workplace and sold it on the black market .  but this is no isolated incident .  in that same year , over 25 , 000 guns hit america 's streets after being stolen or lost under suspicious circumstances .  and , according to court testimony in the case , stealing guns happened at the plant `` all the time , '' and it happened all the time because no system was in place to prevent theft .  it happened all the time because the gun company was negligent .  and , in this particular case , the employee got his job at the gun plant despite a criminal record that included a history of drug abuse , theft , and violence .  mr. speaker , when big tobacco lied about the dangers of smoking , we held them accountable .  when the pharmaceutical industry markets dangerous drugs , we hold them accountable , too .  but what do we do when gun makers and dealers ruin countless lives through their reckless behavior , through their negligence ?  this house considers legislation to provide them special protection and to deny gun victims and their families the justice they deserve .  if this bill becomes law , the guzman family in massachusetts , in addition to losing a husband , a son , and a father , will lose their right of legal recourse and justice .  it would be an unspeakably cruel case of justice denied .  i strongly oppose this legislation and i urge my colleagues to do the same .  businesses in the firearms industry do not deserve special treatment under the law .  