"Connecticut Judge Dismisses Newtown Lawsuit Against Gun Maker"

[branford]

37. The Second Amendment is not the issue.

Even under the Heller and MacDonald rulings, a broad range of firearms restrictions are permitted, including many existing regulations under federal, state and local law such as prohibitions on felons, domestic abusers and those adjudicated as dangerous from possessing firearms.

There aren't more restrictions because you and other strict controllers cannot convince a majority of democratically elected representatives in Congress and most statehouses to implement additional firearm restrictions. Whether you realize or acknowledge it or not, guns, whether for sport, protection or hunting, are popular with a tremendous number of Americans, including many Democrats, in many parts of the our country, and gun rights are a culture war battle among largely liberal and urban populations versus more conservative and exurban individuals.

As for your safety arguments, you misunderstand and misconstrue products liability law. Would you care to explain how most firearms are unsafe when used as designed and intended in compliance with the law. As a general proposition, we don't seriously restrict the rights of tens of millions of peaceful and law abiding Americans because a statistically tiny group illegally misuses a product.