Posted on 03/24/2003 1:10:16 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
As American soldiers wage war in Iraq, their lives will depend on the weapons they carry. Meanwhile, the industry that makes those weapons is under attack here at home.
In Brooklyn today, jury selection is scheduled to begin in a federal lawsuit blaming gun manufacturers for violent crime. The suit was filed by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, whose president has called it "an effort to break the backs of those who help perpetuate [the] oversaturation of weapons in our communities."
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