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it's just not in the script. You know, like Obama's Gun Panel announcement yesterday librechik Dec 2012 #1
Gun deaths have not "gone up dramatically" pipoman Dec 2012 #3
the press also spreads gross misinformation, making dialogue difficult librechik Dec 2012 #9
Should I be allowed to sue Dodge pipoman Dec 2012 #2
did congress write a special exemption law just for dodge? don't think so. spanone Dec 2012 #7
Should you (or anyone), be able to sue Dodge if a car owner... -..__... Dec 2012 #21
so why didn't this law apply to dodge? why the gun industry need this ? makes no sesnse. spanone Dec 2012 #40
That's the question none of the NRA apologists will ever answer. DanTex Dec 2012 #51
Because the NRA is powerful... ellisonz Dec 2012 #59
bingo! spanone Dec 2012 #62
Sense bongbong Dec 2012 #79
This question is easy to answer. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #87
A jury should decide, rather than the gun lobby. DanTex Dec 2012 #8
Because there is a cost to the state for each pipoman Dec 2012 #14
If the lawsuits are frivolous, the courts can require plaintiffs to cover legal fees. DanTex Dec 2012 #18
For the same reason that laws were passed... MicaelS Dec 2012 #73
No. You sue the owner of the vehicle who is required by law to carry insurance. PA Democrat Dec 2012 #38
Only thing is, a Constitutional right is not subject to being underwritten by State Farm derby378 Dec 2012 #61
A number of fees to own guns and to acquire PA Democrat Dec 2012 #80
Concealed carry permits are one thing... derby378 Dec 2012 #83
yes, they make a product and sell it KNOWING that it hurts others then yeap...been done before uponit7771 Dec 2012 #48
Only when the product was pipoman Dec 2012 #84
Why don't we actually look at what the law does hack89 Dec 2012 #4
Finally, some sense! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #5
Actually, the whole "greedy lawsuit trolls" thing is a right-wing talking point. DanTex Dec 2012 #12
Go read Hack's post, again. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #57
Go read my response to it. DanTex Dec 2012 #66
did mcdonalds get special legislation passed that exempts only them from lawsuits? anyone else? spanone Dec 2012 #68
A gun is purposely designed to kill people loyalsister Dec 2012 #70
Another Rove/Heritage talking point brought by the gunsters Doctor_J Dec 2012 #17
Finally, some sense! RC Dec 2012 #55
If you read my other posts you would know that I am not a gun nut. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #58
okay.... spanone Dec 2012 #6
The dealer and the manufacturer were sued because of their business practices hack89 Dec 2012 #15
if that's true why do they need the law? let's repeal it. spanone Dec 2012 #20
Because there were cases hack89 Dec 2012 #23
why does the gun industry needs it's own law. if you can't sue the car manufacturer spanone Dec 2012 #26
Because people weren't suing the car manufacturers hack89 Dec 2012 #29
so any manufacturer that gets sued should lobby congress for a special exemption? spanone Dec 2012 #33
Gun manufacturers can be sued for things they are directly responsible for hack89 Dec 2012 #37
why do they need a special exemption? car makers don't have one. knife makers don't have one. spanone Dec 2012 #39
You are being deliberately obtuse hack89 Dec 2012 #41
You haven't explained diddley; you've just repeated crapola from the gunsucker script. byeya Dec 2012 #42
good luck trying to sell that down the road..... spanone Dec 2012 #45
Dodge. Again. Why can't any of the NRA apologists answer the question? DanTex Dec 2012 #53
Yes, if lawyers are trying to sue them out of business. MicaelS Dec 2012 #78
Again, I think a jury should decide. DanTex Dec 2012 #28
There are no anti-car groups trying to drive Ford and GM out of business hack89 Dec 2012 #30
LOL. So you are saying that the fact that someone decided to actually invoke the right DanTex Dec 2012 #31
If groups deliberately misuse the law hack89 Dec 2012 #35
Every industry that gets sued uses identical talking points. DanTex Dec 2012 #49
Supreme Court allows lawsuits against automakers over seat belt design spanone Dec 2012 #32
And gun manufacturers can be sued over dangerous design flaws too hack89 Dec 2012 #34
Was the car built for the purpose daleanime Dec 2012 #44
Are guns built to commit crimes? nt hack89 Dec 2012 #46
How about we let a jury decide? Why are you so afraid of juries? DanTex Dec 2012 #50
I'll answer yours, if you answer mine.... daleanime Dec 2012 #63
Running over people is a crime. So is shooting them. hack89 Dec 2012 #64
Well you are fast and that answer is correct,,,, daleanime Dec 2012 #67
It is an irrelevant issue when it comes to the law hack89 Dec 2012 #69
That fact that you are unwilling to answer.... daleanime Dec 2012 #71
Of course guns are designed to kill. hack89 Dec 2012 #72
O.K., next question.... daleanime Dec 2012 #74
I saw it as an attempt to derail the conversation hack89 Dec 2012 #75
No way. It's helped us have a slightly better understanding of each other views... daleanime Dec 2012 #76
ok nt hack89 Dec 2012 #77
Why should the gun industry get special protection? DanTex Dec 2012 #10
If you could put gun manufacturers out of business through a deluge of law suits hack89 Dec 2012 #11
Again, a jury should decide all this, not the gun lobby. DanTex Dec 2012 #16
The law allows gun dealers and manufacturers to be sued hack89 Dec 2012 #22
How about we let a jury decide? DanTex Dec 2012 #25
Why waste the time of the jury and courts? ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #88
nevertheless this law and others the ALEC/NRA juggernaut have sneaked into states librechik Dec 2012 #13
"the nostalgia constitution" is the law of the land hack89 Dec 2012 #24
I think Sane America has given up trying to stop the massacres Doctor_J Dec 2012 #19
Where were YOU when it was being debated in Congress? slackmaster Dec 2012 #27
where was I? okay. so it's my fault this law was implemented cause i wasn't there..i see your logic spanone Dec 2012 #36
Horse, barn. It's much easier to block something you don't want before it becomes law. slackmaster Dec 2012 #47
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been on a 30 year Tort Reform binge! The ability Dustlawyer Dec 2012 #43
Is jack Daniels responsible for liver damage? Logical Dec 2012 #52
Why not let a jury decide? DanTex Dec 2012 #54
Right! I remember that rampage where a mall was strafed with Jack Daniels Doctor_J Dec 2012 #56
So if a guy kills with hatchet you can sue the hatchet company? WTF? Logical Dec 2012 #60
name one other industry that has their own special legislation passed for them.... spanone Dec 2012 #65
Name one other industry that needed it. N/T beevul Dec 2012 #82
All of them "need" it Fumesucker Dec 2012 #85
I guess I should have defined "needed it". beevul Dec 2012 #86
Need vs want. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #89
I remember posting it and you saw it but it's gone for me now.. Fumesucker Dec 2012 #90
Still there for me. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #91
General Aviation. MicaelS Dec 2012 #92
I just sprained my ankle keeping up with your zig-zagging Doctor_J Dec 2012 #81
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