[epow]

Good news for the firearms industry and potential gun buyers. Giuliani and Bloomberg tried to bankrupt the firearms industry with junk lawsuits, but the last Republican congress passed a law in '06 protecting the industry from harassment by baseless lawsuits such as the NYC suit and others filed by liberal big city mayors like those in Chicago, New Orleans, and many others. Daley. NYC Judge Weinstein ignored the new federal law and allowed the NYC suit to go forward for the past two years costing the industry millions in legal fees, but this ruling should put an end to it unless the city appeals. This harassment has gone on for 8 years and has cost the industry millions of dollars to defend itself in court, and of course those costs are passed on to gun and ammunition buyers. Next time you pay the new high prices for a gun or a box of ammo thank Giuliani and Bloomie for helping make it so expensive.

The bad news is that the next Congress will probably be controlled by Reid and Pelosi and could repeal the '06 law, and either Hillary or Obama would sign the repeal bill as soon as it hit their desk.

[Puppage]

federal court judge Jack B. Weinstein

This ancient AssClown is always front & center on these issues. He hates guns, and makes no bones about it.

[CindyDawg]

Can the firearms industry now sue to recover the money it took to fight this in court?

[Condor51]

I think this was already posted back when the decision came out. Should be a thread dated 4-30

[budwiesest]

What prevents gun manufacturers from suing those who brought this to the court, for relief? Bloomberg’s pockets are pretty deep.

[Sender]

True dat. Either Barack or Hillary soiling the oval office would signal the all-clear for Schumer, Kennedy, Feinstein et al to launch every assault on the second amendment they ever dreamed up, now enhanced by eliminating any "loopholes". And either Barack or Hillary would be happy to sign them. Hillary has already asserted that she would bring back the assault weapons law and is for handgun registration, and Barack has voted 100% antigun over his brief career. We would be so scrood.

"We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."

[Eurale]

To paraphrase J.C. Watts: “Guns are as responsible for crime as chains are responsible for slavery.”

[freespirited]

“We think Congress clearly intended to protect from vicarious liability members of the firearms industry who engage in the ‘lawful design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, importation, or sale’ of firearms,” said Judge Miner.

The tobacco industry engages in the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, etc of cigarettes. Lot of good that did them.

Yeah, I know the industry supposedly misled people, but as much as I am opposed to tobacco smoking on health grounds, I can't honestly say that I believe any reasonable person was misled. The lawsuits were just another way for the govt to take what does not belong to it in order to fund pet projects.

[RicocheT]

...federal court judge joke Jack B. Weinstein misinterpreted the law by not dismissing the case.

[wastedyears]

This coming from a Brooklyn judge is good news.