It's time to repeal the GOP/NRA liability protection of gun makers and sellers [View all]

They need to be held accountable for their products that are designed to kill.

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It's time to repeal the GOP/NRA liability protection of gun makers and sellers [View all]	jpak	Dec 2012	OP
They do what they are designed to do -	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#1
That was their goal.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#3
Drug companies can be sued for defective products designed to save lives	jpak	Dec 2012	#4
You can sue a gun manufacturer for a defective gun.	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#6
You can sue a bar or a host for serving alcohol	jpak	Dec 2012	#8
That's because they have established a responsibility for serving someone alcohol who is already...	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#12
How did the GOP/NRA establish that guns are different from anything else?	jpak	Dec 2012	#15
I don't understand your question	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#20
Why are gun manufacturers and gun shops different from other businesses?	jpak	Dec 2012	#22
Because they are being misused	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#25
Cars also have to be registered, licenced and insured.	Crunchy Frog	Dec 2012	#92
Because you side was filing loads of frivilous lawsuits against the gun industry.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#28
Wrongful Death is not "frivolous" - except to Wayne LaPierre wannabees	jpak	Dec 2012	#30
The sue the one who pulled the trigger.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#33
Nope - sue the gun maker for selling a product designed only to kill - efficiently	jpak	Dec 2012	#34
Are baseball bats designed only to maim?	Glaug-Eldare	Dec 2012	#35
Guns are specifically designed to kill - baseball bat afllacy fail	jpak	Dec 2012	#36
Sure looks to me like bats were specifically designed to maim.	Glaug-Eldare	Dec 2012	#37
Then sue the fuck out of baseball bat AND gun makers	jpak	Dec 2012	#43
Baseball bats can kill, I know	shadowrider	Dec 2012	#95
So if somebody is speeding, and kills somebody, should we be allowed to sue GM?	Travis_0004	Dec 2012	#52
Good argument for requiring all gun owners to carry insurance on their guns.	Crunchy Frog	Dec 2012	#93
Now it is time to protect the innocent from the crazy gun owners.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#53
You are smearing a rather large group.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#57
Then it is time to split the NRA, the good from the bad, then we can smear the bad.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#61
And you differentiate between then, presumable, by which agree with you and which don't? N/T	beevul	Dec 2012	#68
It is an easy decision, those who are deluded and think armed guards in every school	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#91
They didn't. The anti gun lobby did. N/T	beevul	Dec 2012	#46
Ya can't sue the liquor manufacturer	sir pball	Dec 2012	#31
Well then, gun manufacturers should object to a repeal	jpak	Dec 2012	#39
Till somebody like you ends up on the jury	sir pball	Dec 2012	#44
Try suing Budweiser or Sam Adams for the death of a drunk person first.	krispos42	Dec 2012	#56
It happened in the Sandy Hook massacre.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#29
Governor?	SQUEE	Dec 2012	#42
Yes, a governor. We do it with cars all the time.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#45
Considering your name...	SQUEE	Dec 2012	#47
Autos, Semi-autos, and Jarts are all different consumer products.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#51
where have I said this?	SQUEE	Dec 2012	#54
I'm a Logician by profession, so if I've made a logical error...	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#58
Please point out the design defects.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2012	#67
This message was self-deleted by its author	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#73
The governor either malfunctioned or was nonexistant, due to a design flaw.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#74
The "governor" worked just fine.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2012	#81
The governor didn't work just fine if it failed to detect that the trigger pulls were...	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#82
Wow.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2012	#83
And yet, here you are.... n/t	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#84
The governor either malfunctioned or was nonexistant, due to a design flaw.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#75
The governor either malfunctioned, or was nonexistent, due to a design flaw.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#76
Not sure why my posts aren't posting to you, but I'm tired of deleting and trying again.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#77
no malfunction gun functioned as designed	generalhh	Dec 2012	#49
Is a defective design better than a malfunction when it comes to liability?	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#50
No its purpose is to Kill	generalhh	Dec 2012	#63
I'm opposed to killing school children. (nt)	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#80
Are we supposed to be impressed by your ignorance?	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#70
Are you stalking me? (nt)	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#78
You are posting on a public forum, in a topic I frequent.	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#85
When a mass murderer's gun jams...	sanatanadharma	Dec 2012	#59
I, uh...hm. That's interesting.	Glaug-Eldare	Dec 2012	#64
I would love to be on that jury	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#65
I wonder exactly how this would work.	Glaug-Eldare	Dec 2012	#71
That's not it at all - How do you people jump to this illogic.	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#72
Or if they fail to honor a warranty agreement, I imagine.	Glaug-Eldare	Dec 2012	#79
Jams are actually routine events	Hudjes	Dec 2012	#87
No, we are not going to let you sue the gun industry into bankruptcy.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#2
Yes we are	jpak	Dec 2012	#5
How about trying to help find a solution to the problem instead of just trying to irritate people?	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#7
Gun nuts irritate me with their GOP/NRA/ALEC agenda	jpak	Dec 2012	#9
Now you know how the Teabaggers feel when we argue for pro-choice.	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#18
Well then - you have nothing to fear from repealing the gun liability law	jpak	Dec 2012	#21
That would eliminate the Yup factor	ProgressiveProfessor	Dec 2012	#10
Pray tell - who is Dave Hester?	jpak	Dec 2012	#11
Yuuuuuuuuuuuup!!	-..__...	Dec 2012	#19
Ole dave hester is also a big gun hater.	ileus	Dec 2012	#14
I don't hate guns	jpak	Dec 2012	#16
There you go! We both have a problem with gun nuts!	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#23
Good...goooood.	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#26
then why don't you go find some and give 'em hell. yup!	Tuesday Afternoon	Dec 2012	#66
They're not designed to kill.	ileus	Dec 2012	#13
If they are derived from military weapons - they most certainly are....	jpak	Dec 2012	#17
I have to agree - They are designed for militray use	socialindependocrat	Dec 2012	#24
All guns are derived from military weapons. N/T	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#32
and they should be held accountable in court	jpak	Dec 2012	#41
Well, ethical intent is not neccessarily part of mechanical design.	Hudjes	Dec 2012	#88
If a car careens out of control because of a poorly designed or missing governor, ...	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#27
so, if some one commits a mass murder with a baseball bat	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#38
Fuck yeah	jpak	Dec 2012	#40
at least	gejohnston	Dec 2012	#90
Most likly no malfunction	generalhh	Dec 2012	#48
An itchy trigger finger is a poor substitute for a properly functioning mechanical governor.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#97
What's your source for this information?	Hudjes	Dec 2012	#86
A clear example of willful negligence in the design of this consumer product.	ehrenfeucht games	Dec 2012	#96
Oo, oo, oo, can I sue US Steel and Alcoa, too?	krispos42	Dec 2012	#55
sure you can, kid. this is America, you can sue anybody. will you win? that is the question.	Tuesday Afternoon	Dec 2012	#62
Considering that the House is controlled by Republicans ...	spin	Dec 2012	#60
All the fear & gibbering in this thread tells you WHICH tactic is likely to be most effective	apocalypsehow	Dec 2012	#69
Why do gun owners belong in federal prison?	Hudjes	Dec 2012	#89
You are being too logical - I hope they are gentle with you NT	Howzit	Dec 2012	#94