The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and Roe v Wade

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Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_in_Arms_Act

Passed in 2005...

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) is a United States law which protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. However, both manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract, criminal misconduct, and other actions for which they are directly responsible in much the same manner that any U.S. based manufacturer of consumer products is held responsible. They may also be held liable for negligence when they have reason to know a gun is intended for use in a crime.

Dismissed suits
In 2010, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in Ileto v. Glock, ending a lawsuit against Glock by the family of victims in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.

The Brady Center and families of victims of the 2012 Aurora shooting sued Lucky Gunner, the online store where some of the ammunition was purchased. Federal judge Richard Paul Matsch dismissed the charges. He ordered the plaintiffs to pay Lucky Gunner's legal fees under a separate Colorado law, HB 000-208.

In October 2016, a Connecticut Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the families of some victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against the manufacturer, the wholesale distributor, and the retailer of the semi-automatic rifle used in the shooting. Judge Barbara Bellis ruled that the suit "falls squarely within the broad immunity" provided to gun manufacturers and dealers by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.

The Roe v Wade decision and consequent laws prompted a political division among the people into pro-choice and pro-life. Many pro-life folks want to see this decision overturned.

Many pro-control folks want to see Heller v DC overturned and would applaud SLAPP style lawsuits against gun makers.

Both of these decisions and the associated laws have vocal minorities pressing for their overturn/repeal. It is my opinion the Congress and SC carry on a tradition of wisdom which began with the spirit that eventual created the USA. Most of our party applauds the Roe v Wade choices available today.

If a majority of voters was shown to be against the PLCAA and it was overturned to applause of many Democrats, would it be fair to find that a majority disapproved of the current pro-choice options and to pass laws making abortion a crime?

I believe that the law reflects aspects and attributes of the human condition and is not just based on the capricious whims of the majority.