Iowa Code 683.3 – Allowable actions
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This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit a person from bringing or maintaining an action against a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufacturer, importer, distributor, trade association, seller, or dealer for recovery of damages for any of the following:
1. Breach of contract or warranty concerning firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition purchased by a person.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 683.3
- Ammunition: means any projectile capable of being expelled or propelled from any firearm by the action of a propellant, any cartridge or shotshell designed for the purpose of expelling such a projectile from a firearm, and any component parts thereof. See Iowa Code 683.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Firearm: means any weapon that is capable of expelling, designed to expel, or that may readily be converted to expel ammunition. See Iowa Code 683.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
2. Damage or harm to a person or to property owned or leased by a person caused by a defective firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition.
3. Injunctive relief to enforce a valid statute, rule, or ordinance. However, a person shall not bring an action seeking injunctive relief if that action is barred under section 683.1, subsection 2.