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In reply to the discussion: What about MASSIVE class action suits against the NRA, it's CEO, and all of it's Board of Directors? [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)because they are not the manufacturer or retailer. They are just a bunch of deranged people sitting on the sidelines yelling ""Shoot" , "You don't have enough guns", and "you need bigger guns".
But we have already seen Cerberus make the decision to divest its "Freedom Group" after the newtown masssacre.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/cerberus-to-sell-gunmaker-freedom-group/
Perhaps this is just for PR purposes. But it could very well be that their lawyers went to them and said "Look, we are seeing a tectonic shift here. it will not be long before we are held legally liable for what people do with our products. The tobacco companies were able to fight that for 40 years. I don't think we will be able to held them off for so long. Our legal opinion is that keeping this unit could cost Cerberus billions of dollars within 10 years."
This is a very significant move because Cerberus had gobbled up a bunch of arms makers, namely:
Advanced Armament Corporation
Barnes Bullets
Bushmaster Firearms International
Dakota Arms
DPMS Panther Arms
H & R Firearms
Marlin
Mountain Khakis
Para USA[5]
Parker Gunmakers
Remington Arms
Remington Military
Remington LE
Remington PMPD
TAPCO