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The latest bill banning lawsuits against gun makers and sellers has been approved by the US Congress and is now being sent to President Bush where he is expected to eagerly sign it. The President long called for the ban on lawsuits against gun manufacturers and retailers, saying that the lawsuits impeded business and commercial enterprise in the country.

The bills proponents include the National Rifle Association and the majority of the Republican held Congress. Opponents and gun control groups say they will fight the bill on constitutional grounds.

The bill was long sought after by gun manufacturers who say that a series of gun reform laws instituted in the late 1990s were meant to put gun companies out of business. During that era, expensive lawsuits were filed putting the blame on gun manufacturers and sellers for any gun related criminal activity. The companies could not have paid the suits that followed and they were expected to go out of business or enter bankruptcy.

Opponents say that the bill is a political move to guarantee gun rights through the banning of litigation, rather than making new laws governing the use and sale of guns.

The new bill follows an end to a decade long ban on assault weapons that Congress allowed to expire late last year.

President Bush has passed or attempted to pass several key lawsuit related measures with nationwide implications. The House on Wednesday passed a measure that seeks to stop lawsuits against food related businesses for obesity or health related problems. Bush also signed a bill earlier this year that limits class-action lawsuits and is seeking another bill from Congress that would put caps on medical malpractice awards.