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This bill tightens Utah's existing legal protections for gun manufacturers, sellers, and industry trade associations by requiring courts to dismiss any lawsuit against them unless the claim falls within a narrow set of allowed exceptions — such as negligent entrustment, a proven product defect, or a knowing violation of specific federal firearms laws — and unless the plaintiff spells out in specific detail how the defendant caused the harm. It also awards attorney fees and court costs to defendants who successfully get such claims dismissed, allows defendants to immediately appeal a court's refusal to dismiss, blocks foreign governments from using any of the allowed exceptions to bring claims, and prevents cities and counties from passing their own rules that would hold gun businesses liable for criminal misuse of their products. People harmed by gun violence who seek to hold a manufacturer or seller civilly accountable will face significantly higher legal hurdles, as their claims must now meet stricter pleading requirements or be thrown out — potentially with the plaintiff paying the defendant's legal costs.