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Appeals court throws out Detroit, Wayne County lawsuits against gun dealers and manufacturers
Detroit Free Press ^ | 08/08/03 | DAWSON BELL

Posted on 08/08/2003 9:46:56 AM PDT by bedolido

Edited on 05/07/2004 7:13:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A lawsuit filed by Detroit and Wayne County government against what they claimed were irresponsible gun dealers and manufacturers has been thrown out by the Michigan Court of Appeals.

In a decision released today, a unanimous, three-judge panel of the court found that legislation enacted in 2000 to bar such suits applied to the action filed amidst great fanfare by former Mayor Dennis Archer and County Prosecutor John O'Hair in 1999.


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KEYWORDS: against; appeals; bang; banglist; county; court; dealers; detroit; gun; lawsuits; manufacturers; out; rhodesia; rkba; throws; wayne

1 posted on 08/08/2003 9:46:57 AM PDT by bedolido
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To: *bang_list
Bang
2 posted on 08/08/2003 9:51:12 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed
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To: bedolido
In a decision released today, a unanimous, three-judge panel of the court found that legislation enacted in 2000 to bar such suits applied to the action filed amidst great fanfare by former Mayor Dennis Archer and County Prosecutor John O'Hair in 1999.

Time to sue the city and the prosecutor's office for several hundred million dollars for filing a frivalous suit. These kinds of suits will keep being filed until the losers actually have to pay for wasting tax dollars and the money of innocent manufacturers and dealers.

3 posted on 08/08/2003 9:51:25 AM PDT by Orangedog (Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
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To: *bang_list
Bang
4 posted on 08/08/2003 9:51:51 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Joe Brower; Shooter 2.5; archy; Travis McGee
bang!
5 posted on 08/08/2003 9:52:46 AM PDT by King Prout (people hear and do not listen, see and do not observe, speak without thought, post and not edit)
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To: Orangedog
Sounds like an excellent idea. Where's the petition to get that going? I'll sign....
6 posted on 08/08/2003 9:54:00 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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To: Dead Corpse
Where's the petition

The petition was a ballot box.
Both those CommieRATs are or were elected by the people of Detroit and/or Wayne County.

People have the government they deserve.

I agree there should be a civil suit filed by the gun dealers / manufacturers.
That's a jury I'd sure like to be on, but not badly enough to live in the cesspool that is Detroit.

7 posted on 08/08/2003 10:56:38 AM PDT by ASA Vet ("Those who know, don't talk. Those who talk, don't know." (I'm in the Sgt Schultz group))
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To: bedolido
Kwame Kilpatrick ?
8 posted on 08/08/2003 11:00:31 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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