Ninth Circus does it again

[kbelzner]

Appeals court reinstates wrongful death suit against gun industry

A federal appeals court Thursday reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against the gun industry in a decision expected to re-ignite debate over legislation immunizing gun makers from being sued for crimes committed with their products.

Christopher Renzulli, the attorney for Glock and the RSR companies, said the Glock that the gunman, Buford Furrow, used to kill letter carrier Joseph Ileto was originally sold to the police department in Cosmopolis, Wash., by the RSR companies.

According to court records, the police department sold the weapon to a gun shop in exchange for a different model. The shop sold it to a gun collector who is alleged to have sold it to Furrow -- an ex-convict prohibited from purchasing weapons -- at a gun show in Spokane, Wash.

"How are we supposed to monitor a gun after we sell it to a law enforcement agency?" Renzulli said.

Echoing this frustrated sentiment, UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh quipped, "According to the Ninth Circuit, Glock has to dictate to the police how to handle , because they would know better than the police how to prevent crime."

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[dobak]

1. Gun Show Loophole

According to court records, the police department sold the weapon to a gun shop in exchange for a different model. The shop sold it to a gun collector who is alleged to have sold it to Furrow -- an ex-convict prohibited from purchasing weapons -- at a gun show in Spokane, Wash.

One simple law could have such a positive impact

[1a2b3c]

3. Yeah but the gun show loophole bills that are trying to be introduced

are nothing more than a bandaid for a broken leg. And they cant pass a real bill that would mend the broken leg because the republicans wouldnt go for it.

[unblock]

2. "glock [...] would know better than the police how to prevent crime"

well, YES!

manufacturers of bullet-proof vests, tasers, riot-control gear, pepper spray, and so on don't just dump their wares at the police station and say, 'you guys figure it out, we don't know how to use this stuff.'

get real. for any other product, crime prevention stuff included, there's a company that gives instructions on how to properly and safely use the product. and yes, the manufacturer DOES, or at least should, know better than the police how to best use the product.


that being said, i have no idea as to the merits of the case. i just know that glock's argument that they can't know better than the police about their own product is just a crock.

[1a2b3c]

4. I think what they are saying is

that once the police buy the gun they dont have much control over what the police decide to do with it or who they sell it too.

[MrBenchley]

5. Jeeze, this was back on November 20th

Now we see why the corrupt gun industry is trying to engineer a disgraceful liability waiver for itself...

"Survivors claimed that several weapons companies produced, distributed and sold more firearms than legal purchasers could buy. In addition, they claimed the industry knowingly participated and facilitated an underground illegal gun market. "

[kbelzner]

6. Now we see why ...

"In addition, they claimed the industry knowingly participated and facilitated an underground illegal gun market."

By selling the gun to a police agency?

The only person who should be sued and indicted is the man who pulled the trigger.

[alwynsw]

7. Amen

It's called personal responsibility. Deep pockets suits need to go away in general.

[MrBenchley]

11. Too frigging funny....

"It's called personal responsibility"
Say, who is that trying to engineer a bill to get itself immunity so it can evade responsibility? Oh, yeah, the corrupt gun indfustry.

[MrBenchley]

9. Sez you....

Of course, in America, most people get their day in court to make their case....which scares the crap out of the gun industry, for reasons they know only too well.

[DoNotRefill]

8. You can say anything you want in a complaint...

that don't make it so.

[MrBenchley]

10. Yeah, refill...

That's why we have courts and lawsuits and civil law...and that's why the corrupt gun industry is desperately trying to get the GOP to engineer immunity for itself.

[kbelzner]

12. a simple question for Mr. Benchley

"How are we supposed to monitor a gun after we sell it to a law enforcement agency?" Renzulli said.

[BullDozer]

13. Still spinning aren't you?

desperately trying to get the GOP to engineer immunity for itself.

Bullshit, there are plenty of Democrats who are in support of this legislation. If of course you are talking about S. 659 which has at least 9 Democrat co-sponsors and which the house long ago passedit's version by a better than 2 to 1 margin of 285-140.

[the_acid_one]

14. Hey now!...

...You cant run around introducing facts into discussions willy nilly!

Who do you think you are, buster? Telling the truth, Mr B and myself wont stand for it!