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In reply to the discussion: How Bernie Sanders Helped Derail a Promising Legal Fight Against Gun Violence [View all]thucythucy
(8,050 posts)If there is indeed "no evidence of knowledge of wrongdoing on the part of manufacturers" then this would soon become evident in court, and the suits would have been dismissed. The fact that gun manufacturers were so intent on carving out such a specific exemption would indicate otherwise. Despite all the right wing propaganda about "frivolous lawsuits" I think plaintiffs offering "no evidence" get weeded out pretty quickly. The gun manufacturers have no problem finding high powered attorneys to defend them in court. The fact that they felt compelled to sidestep the courts by having their pet legislators carve out this specific exemption I think speaks volumes.
But let's set all that aside. You say my analogy isn't apt. Okay. So, given its inaptitude, would you still be in favor of allowing such a brewery (or in my other example, the manufacturer of toxic waste) blanket immunity from civil litigation?