JoeRockhead:
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JoeRockhead:

Found this interesting. There is a law that protects firearms manufacturers from being sued when their products are used in the commission of crime, but not if their products are found to be defective and such.

"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"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_in_Arms_Act

Isn't it wonderful what a good industry lobby can achieve.   Smiley

Yes, but if someone kills someone while drinking and driving, or intentionally runs someone over with their car, should the manufacturer not be protected from a lawsuit filed by the victim? Anyway, the US gun lobby is extremely powerful, that's for sure.

That someone can file a lawsuit against the manufacturer is already absurd. Or? What responsibility can a manufacturer of a product possibly have if it is (mis)used to harm someone?

(It is of course extra absurd since a firearm is designed to harm, while a car is designed for transportation. Anyway the US firearm situation is so f'ked up...)


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