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Newtown Families Sue Gun Maker for Sandy Hook Massacre
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:06 am
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:06 am
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Obviously, this suit will not go anywhere. But I do feel sorry for the families, and I, like everyone one else cried like a kid when I heard about SH.
But there can't be a more mis-guided and poorly thought out lawsuit than this. I guess they feel this is more responsible for their grief than the killer himself?
quote:
Ten families touched by the Newtown massacre filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against companies that made, distributed and sold the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle that Adam Lanza used to kill 20 children and six staffers at Sandy Hook Elementary two years ago. The suit argues that the gun is a military assault weapon that never should have been on the general market.
"In business, measuring risk prior to producing, marketing, and selling a product or service is standard procedure," Bill Sherlach, whose wife was killed in the Dec. 14, 2012, rampage in the small Connecticut town, said in a statement. "For far too long the gun industry has been given legislative safe harbor from this standard business practice. These companies assume no responsibility for marketing and selling a product to the general population who are not trained to use it nor even understand the power of it."
The complaint, which was filed in superior court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, names Bushmaster, firearms distributor Camfour and gun shop Riverview Gun Sales. It was filed by the families of nine children and adults killed by Lanza and one surviving teacher.
Obviously, this suit will not go anywhere. But I do feel sorry for the families, and I, like everyone one else cried like a kid when I heard about SH.
But there can't be a more mis-guided and poorly thought out lawsuit than this. I guess they feel this is more responsible for their grief than the killer himself?
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:14 am to lsuroadie
Can victims' of auto accidents sue GM/Ford et al..., for making a vehicle used in a drunk driving incident ? Seems appropriate.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:15 am to lsuroadie
I love it when threads are posted on the same story that is in in threads on Page 1 of the forum.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:16 am to lsuroadie
Good luck with that...
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
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In the years before passage of the act, victims of firearms violence in the United States had successfully sued manufacturers and dealers for negligence on the grounds that they should have foreseen that their products would be diverted to criminal use.[2] The purpose of the act is to prevent firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable for negligence when crimes have been committed with their products. However, both manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages resulting from defective products, breach of contract, criminal misconduct, and other actions for which they are directly responsible in much the same manner that any U.S. based manufacturer of consumer products (i.e. automobiles, appliances, power tools, etc.) are held responsible.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:16 am to lsuroadie
This was already tried (unsuccessfully) in New Orleans. The defense argument by the gun makers was simple "If our product is unsafe why does the government buy so much of it?" Case closed.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:17 am to lsuroadie
If the companies were within their rights to manufacture and distribute the weapon, then I don't see how the families should win this lawsuit.
It's a tragic situation, but I'm not sure how suing the gun company remedies anything.
It's a tragic situation, but I'm not sure how suing the gun company remedies anything.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:19 am to lsuroadie
So, now people can sue GM if a drunk driver in a Chevy truck kills a family member?
Or can we sue McDonald's if a loved one dies of a heart attack and they had a weakness for Quarter Pounders?
These people are such fools. No doubt they're being pushed and financed by Bloomberg or another anti-gun group.
Or can we sue McDonald's if a loved one dies of a heart attack and they had a weakness for Quarter Pounders?
These people are such fools. No doubt they're being pushed and financed by Bloomberg or another anti-gun group.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:22 am to mmcgrath
quote:I apologize vehemently for duplicating a thread...of course, I meant, to do this. On purpose.
I love it when threads are posted on the same story that is in in threads on Page 1 of the forum
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:23 am to bhtigerfan
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These people are such fools. No doubt they're being pushed and financed by Bloomberg or another anti-gun group
Agreed but I give anyone a pass for actions taken following the death of their child. They were crushed and sometimes it takes a very long time to pick up all the pieces.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:24 am to bhtigerfan
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Or can we sue McDonald's if a loved one dies of a heart attack and they had a weakness for Quarter Pounders?
That's what happened with cigarettes.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:25 am to Tigerstudent08
quote:or never. my parents lost a child (my brother) and it's something you take to your grave
it takes a very long time to pick up all the pieces
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:26 am to lsuroadie
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This post was edited on 2/24/15 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:27 am to lsuroadie
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or never. my parents lost a child (my brother) and it's something you take to your grave
Yea I have a friend that lost his brother several years ago and it still has his Mom a wreck. Sorry about your brother!
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:33 am to lsuroadie
I hope the attorneys that filed this get disbarred.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:36 am to udtiger
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I hope the attorneys that filed this get disbarred.
Or at a minimum either force them or their clients to pay back the lawyer fees the gun makers had to rack up to defend against this stupid shite.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:44 am to Tigerstudent08
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Agreed but I give anyone a pass for actions taken following the death of their child. They were crushed and sometimes it takes a very long time to pick up all the pieces.
Some of the group advocating restrictions on my freedom after the event. My sympathy towards them evaporated at that point.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:45 am to weagle99
There is no restriction on freedom. There are restrictions on guns. No mental cases with guns, no guns without license and you must pass a drug test.
That said this case is going nowhere.
That said this case is going nowhere.
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 10:50 am
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:48 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
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There is no restriction on speech. There are restrictions on words. No mental caes with free speech, no free speech without license and you must passa drug test to speak.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:51 am to weagle99
Fixed the spelling. Too many guns. Need a loner waiting period and screening for criminal background, drugs etc.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 10:53 am to lsuroadie
Very sad but they are venting in wrong direction. The product was not defective. The person using it and how he got access to it was.
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