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Eleanors38

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2. There is no gun company immunity bill. There is a law preventing nuisance suits...
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 10:28 AM
Oct 2015

Last edited Wed Oct 14, 2015, 11:35 AM - Edit history (1)

against gun companies which controller-banners favored by essentially singeling out companies for suits arising from someone using a gun in a crime (no car company, chemical company, or airplane manufacturer is subject to this unique legal position, though they have all had their products used in crime). Before this legislation was proposed, several lawsuits were filed to do what the bill would not have allowed: Cause a blizzard of nuisance suits to try and run companies out of business. This was an extremist gun-control maneuver which courts saw through.

They were all thrown out.

Please keep in mind gun and other manufacturers remain subject to product liability, deaths, injuries, damages due to product failure; my Remington 700 deer rifle is currently under recall. Same as it ever was. Someone else can pick up on the Brady bill.

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