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U.S. Supreme Court will not shield gun maker from Sandy Hook lawsuit
Yahoo ^ | 12 November 2019 | Andrew Chung

Posted on 11/12/2019 8:54:31 AM PST by Erik Latranyi

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They will disarm us through lawsuits, taxes and slow strangulation, if they can.
1 posted on 11/12/2019 8:54:31 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
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To: Erik Latranyi

Buy 80 percent lower futures.


2 posted on 11/12/2019 8:55:00 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Erik Latranyi

news item 3 weeks from now:

“industry experts are baffled by an unexpected increase in firearms sales, especially assault rifles . . .”


3 posted on 11/12/2019 8:57:59 AM PST by JohnBrowdie
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Could this be strategy to set a precedent that these lawsuits are totally stupid? I’m thinking that rejecting the case doesn’t explicitly answer the question. But hearing the case and declaring “This is BS” might prevent all future cases.

But I don’t understand legal matters.


4 posted on 11/12/2019 8:58:35 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Yes - They will litigate the Mfgs out of existence.


5 posted on 11/12/2019 8:59:27 AM PST by Jimmy The Snake (Remeber)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I wonder where Justice Roberts is in all this?


6 posted on 11/12/2019 9:00:49 AM PST by Truth29
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To: Erik Latranyi

I think once a lawsuit is lost by a gunmaker, that can then proceed to the SCOTUS. The only reason one should be able to sue a manufacturer is for a manufacturing defect. If the gun used shot straight and reliably, there was no manufacturing defect.


7 posted on 11/12/2019 9:02:48 AM PST by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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Just how does Remington "Market" these guns anyways ???

I never see any ads, and I don't buy trade magazines ?

Wonder what the prosecution has on that ?

Stupid lawsuit.

8 posted on 11/12/2019 9:02:56 AM PST by onona (Just tell me where to muster, I'll bring my shit)
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To: Erik Latranyi

WOW! Guess booze makers, car makers, power tool makers and on and on and on better watch out.


9 posted on 11/12/2019 9:04:07 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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So now if you are a victim of a hit and run, or drunk driver, or any other automobile accident we can sue the manufacturer?


10 posted on 11/12/2019 9:04:51 AM PST by Dogbert41 (Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!)
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Could this be strategy to set a precedent that these lawsuits are totally stupid?

All the Rats need is the right jury.

11 posted on 11/12/2019 9:06:09 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: rktman

Counter-sue the victims, families and the lawyers for being in the way of the weapons and emotional distress.


12 posted on 11/12/2019 9:06:12 AM PST by Dacula (Epstein did not kill himself.)
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To: onona

It was probably a footnote at the bottom of the ad that got them in trouble: “Please use this product as directed.”

;-)


13 posted on 11/12/2019 9:06:24 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: cuban leaf
I think once a lawsuit is lost by a gunmaker, that can then proceed to the SCOTUS.

Exactly, and it's a shame that the article didn't explain that. Having the Supreme Court step in before a trial/verdict would have been very unusual procedurally, and I suspect that's why review was denied.

14 posted on 11/12/2019 9:07:58 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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WOW! Guess booze makers, car makers, power tool makers and on and on and on better watch out.

Yep. One of the reasons why the "firearm manufacturers protection" law was passed to begin with was to prevent the "lawfare" being directed at those companies from doing broader harm to products liability law.

Of course, the Commies don't care if they burn the entire house down.

15 posted on 11/12/2019 9:11:12 AM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

This isn’t criminal. How many on the jury? And how must they vote for award?


16 posted on 11/12/2019 9:12:14 AM PST by umgud
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Knife makers next!


17 posted on 11/12/2019 9:15:43 AM PST by goodnesswins (Want to know your family genealogy? Run for political office.)
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To: Erik Latranyi
"to hold the gun maker liable for its marketing of the assault-style rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre that killed 20 children and six adults"

It's a novel idea, but it also follows that if an AR manufacturer (of which there are hundreds, if not thousands) doesn't advertise, or if it does advertise, clearly shows Bambi or a target in the ad, that's okay.

18 posted on 11/12/2019 9:15:59 AM PST by Sooth2222 ("Every nation gets the government it deserves." -Joseph de Maistre)
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Does the Supreme court think Auto Makers should be liable for all violence involving vehicles on the road then?

Interesting opinion...


19 posted on 11/12/2019 9:16:04 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Pledge: "...and to the Democracy for which it stands..." I give up. Use the democRat meme...)
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I would think they’d have to prove that Lanza saw the advertising. Otherwise, why would it matter?


20 posted on 11/12/2019 9:16:57 AM PST by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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