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Lawyer: Bushmaster, Bull's Eye Settle for $2.5 Million in D.C. Sniper Shootings
AP ^
| Sep 8, 2004
| Anon
Posted on 09/08/2004 7:37:36 PM PDT by Pharmboy
SEATTLE (AP) - The manufacturer and dealer of the rifle used in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings have agreed to pay $2.5 million in a settlement with victims' families, a lawyer said Wednesday night. The settlement with Bushmaster marks the first time a gun manufacturer has agreed to pay damages for negligent distribution of weapons, said Jon Lowy, a lawyer with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. He also said the settlement with Bull's Eye Shooter Supply is the largest against a gun dealer.
"These settlements send a loud and clear message that the gun industry cannot turn a blind eye to how criminals get their guns," said Lowy, who helped argue the case.
Bushmaster Firearms of Windham, Maine, agreed to pay $550,000 to eight victims of the sniper shootings. Bull's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma agreed to pay $2 million.
Defense lawyers did not immediately return calls for comment.
A judge will determine how to divide the settlement among two people who were injured in the shootings and the families of six people who were killed.
John Allen Muhammad, 43, was convicted and sentenced to death for murder in one of the 10 fatal shootings in October 2002 in the Washington, D.C.-area. His co-conspirator, 19-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, was tried separately, convicted of murder in a different death and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
AP-ES-09-08-04 2210EDT
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Maine; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; bushmaster; criminals; dcsniper; guns; lawsuits; murder; muslims
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This is pure crap.
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:37:38 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
To: Joe Brower
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:38:21 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
To: Pharmboy
Bushmaster management turned out to be weasels after all.
So9
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:40:56 PM PDT
by
Servant of the 9
(We are the Hegemon. We can do anything we damned well please.)
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:41:01 PM PDT
by
ajwharton
To: Pharmboy
So can victims of drunk drivers now sue the car manufacturer? Just curious as now the precedent is set.
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:41:25 PM PDT
by
DocRock
(Why don't the RNC protesters come down here and help clean up after Charley and Frances?)
To: Pharmboy
How much can I sue the IRS for? They are the source of my high blood pressure! And lawyers who write the "fine print" are responsible for ruining my vision.
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:42:21 PM PDT
by
Dr.Syn
To: Servant of the 9
The key is: did the manufacturer/marketer break the law? If not, leave them alone...
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:42:38 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
To: DocRock
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:43:26 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
To: Pharmboy
"These settlements send a loud and clear message that the gun industry can be forced to pay money it does not owe for criminal use of their legal products, " said Lowy, who helped argue the case. "It's a clear win for freedom-hating Liberals everywhere."
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:44:30 PM PDT
by
pabianice
To: Pharmboy
Unbelievable!
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:46:00 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: pabianice
Too bad every victim of violent crime that could not get a carry permit could not sue the local gummint for not issuing same...
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:48:06 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
To: Pharmboy
The very first legislative session after the elections should focus on tort reform
1. Protect all gun manufacturers
2. Protect the fast food industry from obesity lawsuits
3. Protect physicians from frivolous lawsuits
THIS HAS TO BE DONE DURING BUSH'S HONEYMOON PERIOD AFTER NOV 2.
To: Pharmboy
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:53:43 PM PDT
by
notforhire
(It riles them to believe that we perceive the web they weave.)
To: Pharmboy
I second that!
We will all pay for it, via higher prices and the fact that it will reinvigorate the anti's efforts to bankrupt the firearms industry with baseless lawsuits.
It is past time to start prosecuting the seditionist attempting to deprive us of our RKBA.
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:53:58 PM PDT
by
Richard-SIA
("The natural progress of things is for government to gain ground and for liberty to yield" JEFFERSON)
To: Richard-SIA
If Bush wins, we will only have 50-55 senate votes in our pocket...the first six months are critical...TORT REFORM, SUPREME COURT NOMINATIONS, JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ALL HAVE TO BE DONE ASAP....
To: Pharmboy
Why is a gun manufacturer liable for criminal activity?
Next time I am in an auto accident, I will sue Ford for everything they have. /sarc
This is obscene.
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posted on
09/08/2004 7:56:54 PM PDT
by
Indie
(Ignorance of the truth is no excuse for stupidity.)
To: Pharmboy
When I think of the way the old Bullseye shop was laid out it could amount to negligence in that it made the theft too easy. It was narrow, often crowded and had many guns accessible that weren't within view of the sales desk. Any one could walk in grab a rifle without the staff noticing and then stick it under a long coat and walk out.
To: Pharmboy
I have no idea why Bushmaster caved. The gun shop was obviously negligent because they apparently have a history of poor firearms control but Bushmaster followed all federal and state laws to the letter.
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posted on
09/08/2004 8:05:48 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: DocRock
They can sue Jack Daniels, too.
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posted on
09/08/2004 8:06:45 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: AAABEST; wku man; SLB; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; The Old Hoosier; xrp; freedomlover; ...
Well, this sucks. You'd think that Bushmaster might have taken a lesson from what happened to other manufacturers who have caved in this way.
Sickening.
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posted on
09/08/2004 8:07:47 PM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(The Constitution defines Conservatism.)
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