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Good question that deserves discussion & answers Wwcd Feb 2018 #1
Reuters - Las Vegas shooting victims file lawsuit against bump stock makers - Cowards? TomCADem Feb 2018 #2
Bernie Sanders voted against Motownman78 Feb 2018 #3
Bernie Sanders On AR-15s: Theyre Not For Hunting. Theyre For Killing Human Beings TomCADem Feb 2018 #4
Not kidding Motownman78 Feb 2018 #6
Jesus Fucking Christ. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #8
Increase in accidental deaths follows spike in gun sales, study finds TomCADem Feb 2018 #9
Car manufacturers are only sued Motownman78 Feb 2018 #11
Then Why Change the Law? Why Do They Need Immunity? TomCADem Feb 2018 #16
The law was changed because of this problem: "assault with a deadly lawsuit" Jim Lane Feb 2018 #95
Ah no. Corgigal Feb 2018 #23
I call BS, using the new vernacular Motownman78 Feb 2018 #42
Yeah, Corgigal Feb 2018 #54
Gun manufacturers could install safety devices, limit magazine size, etc. Hoyt Feb 2018 #36
If you want it, then mandate it. Straw Man Feb 2018 #75
Tobacco companies were sued, auto for not providing safety devices, etc. Hoyt Feb 2018 #83
Do you have a source for the auto company being sued for not providing safety devices? TCJ70 Feb 2018 #84
+1, And what about that snotty nose medicine, Sudafed... R B Garr Feb 2018 #103
When is the last time a car killed 58 and injured 500? Initech Feb 2018 #71
2016. Straw Man Feb 2018 #76
That doesn't excuse what happened. Initech Feb 2018 #85
I merely answered your question. Straw Man Feb 2018 #88
If you didn't want a answer maybe you shouldn't have asked. EX500rider Feb 2018 #93
I'm just sick and tired of this damn argument every mass shooting. Initech Feb 2018 #94
Sanders voted to give gun manufacturers immunity. lapucelle Feb 2018 #14
Bernie voted FOR the PLCAA, which exempted the gun industry from civil liability laws pnwmom Feb 2018 #15
Keep fighting that primary! Iggo Feb 2018 #56
Yes. Bernie Is Clearly Saying That AR-15s Are For Killing People... TomCADem Feb 2018 #59
I dont have a problem with the PLCAA... TCJ70 Feb 2018 #5
Why shouldnt the gun industry be liable for damage done by its products, just like anybody else? TomCADem Feb 2018 #7
Do you have examples of other industries being held responsible in the way youre suggesting? TCJ70 Feb 2018 #10
Do Car Makers Enjoy A Federal Law Broadly Immunizing Them From Liability? TomCADem Feb 2018 #21
No. Youre ignoring the context of why the PLCAA came about... TCJ70 Feb 2018 #27
Yes. If I decide to take out a side walk full of people with my Nissan Rogue... phleshdef Feb 2018 #78
You are wrong. Nissan does not have such an exemption. kcr Feb 2018 #107
I'm not confusing anything. I'm talking about the real world end result. phleshdef Feb 2018 #111
Tobacco industry? Opioid manufacturers? Crunchy Frog Feb 2018 #66
Im pretty sure those lawsuits come down to those industries misleading people... TCJ70 Feb 2018 #67
Pretty sure that you're reaching, but I think we'll have to agree to disagree. Crunchy Frog Feb 2018 #68
Exactly. Sudafed is Federally monitored. nt R B Garr Feb 2018 #104
So knife makers should be sued for the 1,500+ who get stabbed to death every year? EX500rider Feb 2018 #12
Do Knife Manufacturers Have a Special Federal Law Immunizing Them? TomCADem Feb 2018 #18
They aren't getting swamped with junk lawsuits in a backdoor attempt to bankrupt them like gun manuf EX500rider Feb 2018 #20
Why not? Perhaps Because They Aren't Making Defective, Dangerous Products TomCADem Feb 2018 #22
Gun makers can still be sued for defects. EX500rider Feb 2018 #24
All manufacturers and sellers should be subject to the same liability standards. pnwmom Feb 2018 #19
Gun makers can be sued for defects like every other industry. EX500rider Feb 2018 #26
I don't want them to have any protection. They are careless about what they make and the danger it Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #29
Long as it it legal to make and sell guns they aren't breaking any laws.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #31
Same was true of tobacco....They need to be responsible for the deaths they cause. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #43
Should tide be sued because people ate the pods? TCJ70 Feb 2018 #47
No. That is not where it ends...because if Tide had made their product more deadly if it was misused Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #80
Are you afraid of dying by falling? Poison? Car crash? EX500rider Feb 2018 #92
Actually, if they don't change the design? Yes, they should. kcr Feb 2018 #108
If tide made the pods extra poisonous knowing people ate them...than yes. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #109
All cigarettes are know to cause cancer.... EX500rider Feb 2018 #48
Not everyone who smokes gets cancer first of all and guns are an evil in our society...the murder Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #110
Tobacco, used as directed, causes death. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #64
And what percentage of smokers got cancer? EX500rider Feb 2018 #91
There is no way to know that but putting guns in the hands of murderous people is just plain stupid. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #112
Tobacco companies have generally NOT been held responsible for the deaths they cause. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #97
Then the snowflakes don't need special protections. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #89
Really? And how many of the 300 million+ guns is that true? EX500rider Feb 2018 #90
Then Repeal The Immunity If They Don't Need It TomCADem Feb 2018 #30
But they do need it because they were getting junk lawsuits in a attempt to bankrupt them. EX500rider Feb 2018 #33
CS Monitor - US gun industry is thriving. Seven key figures. TomCADem Feb 2018 #38
Yes, because they have protection from junk lawsuits. EX500rider Feb 2018 #40
I know why...and I disagree with the law. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #44
Maybe You Should Care About The Folks Who Died... TomCADem Feb 2018 #45
Car manufactures weren't under a attempt to junk sue them bankrupt EX500rider Feb 2018 #86
Except the ability to use a gun for violence is at least partially within their control mythology Feb 2018 #81
You want any"safety"features they will have to be made into laws/regs, just like the auto industry. EX500rider Feb 2018 #87
What about promoting modifications to... TomCADem Feb 2018 #101
They could but probably a job for the BATF...they just need to make them illegal. EX500rider Feb 2018 #102
The Brady Campaign says you're wrong. pnwmom Feb 2018 #17
The Brady Campaign... TCJ70 Feb 2018 #28
K & R Thank you for posting Wwcd Feb 2018 #73
We know where Democrats stand. lapucelle Feb 2018 #13
I'm ok with PLCAA. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #25
I want every gun store bankrupted...never was a gun grabber but iI have changed my mind...sick of Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #32
A kid is more likely to die Motownman78 Feb 2018 #46
... and that's why the law was put in place. Baconator Feb 2018 #114
Why Should Gun Manufacturers Be Treated Differently? TomCADem Feb 2018 #35
Because anti-gun groups were using lawsuits to attempt to bankrupt aikoaiko Feb 2018 #39
Should Opioid Makers Also Receive a Broad Immunity to Lawsuits? TomCADem Feb 2018 #50
Yes, if the goal of anti-medicine groups lawsuits was to bankrupt the Rx company aikoaiko Feb 2018 #53
No industry is immune from liability for deceptive practices Jim Lane Feb 2018 #99
+1, even Sudafed. It is Federally regulated. Drug dealers R B Garr Feb 2018 #105
This Immunity is Nothing Short of an Outrage--Every Pol Who Voted For It Needs to Be Voted Out dlk Feb 2018 #34
End immunity and then sue the entire industry into oblivion samir.g Feb 2018 #37
Which is exactly why the law came into being. EX500rider Feb 2018 #41
ABC: Alabama files lawsuit against opioid manufacturer TomCADem Feb 2018 #49
I don't think opioids are a Constitutional right. EX500rider Feb 2018 #55
If They Are Constitutionally Protected, Then Why Have Congressional Immunity? TomCADem Feb 2018 #57
The junk lawsuits weren't at the Supreme Court level. EX500rider Feb 2018 #58
Then if gun manufacturers lose, then they can appeal... TomCADem Feb 2018 #60
Well now they don't have to since PLCCA was passed. EX500rider Feb 2018 #69
So, It Was Passed To Save Them $ On Appeal? TomCADem Feb 2018 #70
The gravamen of the Alabama opioid suit is "deceptive marketing practices" Jim Lane Feb 2018 #100
Let it go to SCOTUS then samir.g Feb 2018 #51
There is little doubt how they would rule. EX500rider Feb 2018 #52
Unless defective, I am not for suing gun companies. Just like I am not for..... USALiberal Feb 2018 #61
I stand with the PLCAA. Sorry. (As well as the aircraft manufacturers and vaccine makers.) X_Digger Feb 2018 #62
Las Vegas shooting victims file lawsuit against bump stock makers - Cowards? TomCADem Feb 2018 #63
You mean the lawsuits started by the brady bunch? Or Bloomberg? X_Digger Feb 2018 #65
This message was self-deleted by its author CentralMass Feb 2018 #72
Absolutely gopiscrap Feb 2018 #74
Just out of curiosity, what if somebody uses a Rock Island Arsenal gun in a crime? Pope George Ringo II Feb 2018 #77
Gun companies should be held liable for defective products like every other manufacturer. Vinca Feb 2018 #79
None of those lawsuits, pre PLCAA, were ever successful. Calista241 Feb 2018 #82
I know where this loud and proud LIBERAL stands! ananda Feb 2018 #96
I think there's room to prosecute for certain irresponsible marketing, and irresponsible sales. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #98
Ive thought for years Meowmee Feb 2018 #106
I agree. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #113
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