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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

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the firearms industry, rejecting Remington Arms Co's bid to escape a lawsuit by families of victims aiming 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.

The justices turned away Remington's appeal of a ruling by Connecticut's top court to let the lawsuit proceed despite a federal law that broadly shields firearms manufacturers from liability when their weapons are used in crimes. The lawsuit will move forward at a time of high passions in the United States over the issue of gun control.

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To: Erik Latranyi

I guess we must place our faith in a jury then. Probably a better shot then the SCOTUS these days.


21 posted on 11/12/2019 9:18:10 AM PST by Religion and Politics (It is time for more than one denomination of "Political Correctness".)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Sure glad we’ve got that 5-4 majority in the SCOTUS...


22 posted on 11/12/2019 9:18:25 AM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept)
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To: Erik Latranyi

both unconstitutional and illegal

PDJT needs to put more honest people into the courts


23 posted on 11/12/2019 9:19:38 AM PST by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not , born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: umgud
This isn’t criminal. How many on the jury? And how must they vote for award?

Seems like there are only 6 jurors in a civil case in Connecticut, but verdicts must be unanimous.

https://www.jud.ct.gov/Publications/es201.pdf

24 posted on 11/12/2019 9:19:58 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Erik Latranyi
I just googled "Remington Arms" and this come up:
Screen-Shot-2019-11-12-at-10-18-25-AM I think they should sue google, too. Much more money there! /s
25 posted on 11/12/2019 9:19:59 AM PST by reintarnation (not a noob, i just change my identity over the years...)
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To: cgbg

As in “directed fire”?


26 posted on 11/12/2019 9:20:00 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: LIConFem
Premature. The Court did not issue an opinion stating that the federal law didn't apply. They just declined to take up the case at this point.

The Court almost never takes a case until there is a final, appealable order. And that hasn't happened because there hasn't yet been a trial. If Remington loses, they'll appeal. But even that is going to take awhile because that appeal will have to go all the way through Connecticut's own court system first.

27 posted on 11/12/2019 9:23:23 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Truth29

I have not been able to find any site which gives any details from the Supreme Court’s decision. I don’t know if they just say, “No”, out of hand, without saying who agreed with the decision, or if they produce a document, saying who agreed with that, and who didn’t. Anybody know?


28 posted on 11/12/2019 9:23:24 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: onona

They’re going to show video games, movies, etc where people are carrying most likely M-16s and attempt to say they’re AR-15s.


29 posted on 11/12/2019 9:24:50 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: Erik Latranyi

Remington didn’t sell the weapon to the shooter. The mother bought the guns legally, and Lanza chose to shoot her with them. Can’t punish her, so let’s go after the manufacturer. If this is where they’re going, then they need to go after the companies who produced the raw materials that were used to make the weapon. And in the case of wooden stocks, to show how ridiculous this all is, they need to let the company who cut down the trees to make them, to be sued, and also the person who owned the land the trees grew on. This is friggin’ nuts.


30 posted on 11/12/2019 9:24:52 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Erik Latranyi

How many car manufacturers have been sued because their cars killed people?


31 posted on 11/12/2019 9:26:36 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I’m going after Ford


32 posted on 11/12/2019 9:26:45 AM PST by MrBambaLaMamba (Socialism is great, 300 million dead Socialist martyrs can't be wrong)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Thanks


33 posted on 11/12/2019 9:27:11 AM PST by umgud
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To: Erik Latranyi

Federal Courts are hostile to the right to keep and bear arms. They lie about SCOTUS precedents, and SCOTUS lets then do so - that way SCOTUS gets to pretend it has clean hands and is respectful of the RKBA.

All three branches of the federal government are in cahoots in usurping power reserved to the people. Naturally so, this is the normal tension between “the people” and “their rulers.”


34 posted on 11/12/2019 9:27:17 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin
True dat. The lawyers didn't go after defects or inherent dangerous product but a law protecting manufacturers from lawsuits with the exception being marketing. You're seeing this now with vaping lawsuits. That offering vapes in flavors is somehow enticing children (under 18) to vape. It's a long shot that Remington advertised their product to go kill a parent or school mates, I would think. But with a loaded liberal brainwashed jury, who knows?
35 posted on 11/12/2019 9:31:15 AM PST by BipolarBob (Bipolars have more fun. No we don't.)
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To: Twotone

Good point, but Adam Lanza didn’t buy the firearms he used. His mother did. Lanza killed her and stole her firearms.

The only strategy the plaintiff has is prejudice nd pity for the parents. This will come down to jury selection. All woman, all Democrat jury coming up.


36 posted on 11/12/2019 9:32:28 AM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Exactly.....I would have been flabbergasted had SCOTUS stepped in at this time.


37 posted on 11/12/2019 9:33:06 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: rktman

Not at all. The Target here is the 2nd amendment. The American people are going to be disarmed period. No guns = no ability to resist tyranny. When they are disarmed they will be slaughtered by the state. This includes all true patriots and anyone with a Biblical world view. Do not be naive to think that they would never do that. These are the people who suck the brains out of babies and then use their bodies as dancing puppets to amuse themselves. Watch the video. It’s later than you thunk.


38 posted on 11/12/2019 9:40:23 AM PST by Torahman (Remember the Maccabees)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I think the USSC won’t take it because it’s never been tried in a lower court.


39 posted on 11/12/2019 9:42:41 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Erik Latranyi

Counter sue. See who has deeper pockets.


40 posted on 11/12/2019 9:42:56 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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