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Judge dismisses suit over gun-maker liability
Washington Times ^ | 3/08/03 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 03/08/2003 12:08:14 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:20 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A California judge yesterday dismissed 12 municipalities' assertions that gun manufacturers are liable for gun violence, delivering a solid victory to the firearms industry.

Gun-control advocates vowed to appeal Judge Vincent P. DiFiglia's ruling from the bench, in which he said gun manufacturers could not be sued to recover the costs associated with how criminals use firearms.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist

1 posted on 03/08/2003 12:08:14 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
This article is newsworthy because it happened in California. However, it is not passed the 9th Circuit.
2 posted on 03/08/2003 12:58:57 AM PST by GalvestonBeachcomber
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To: *bang_list
Bang
3 posted on 03/08/2003 8:30:27 AM PST by Atlas Sneezed
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