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Wisconsin Supreme Court says gun site not liable in 2012 spa shooting
Madison.com ^ | 29 apr 2019

Posted on 04/30/2019 2:59:05 PM PDT by rellimpank

The state Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a firearms website that enabled a man to illegally purchase the pistol he used in a mass shooting at a suburban Milwaukee spa six years ago is liable in the killings, ruling that federal law grants the site operators immunity.

The court ruled 5-1 that the federal Communications Decency Act protects Armslist LLC, a firearms classifieds website. The act absolves website operators of any liability resulting from posting third-party content.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: banglist; rkba; wisconsin

1 posted on 04/30/2019 2:59:05 PM PDT by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank

Even some libs voted right.


2 posted on 04/30/2019 3:19:32 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: rellimpank

The first very good ruling since the recent conservative victory in the race for the open seat on that court.


3 posted on 04/30/2019 3:31:41 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: rellimpank
So now it's on to the Federal courts.
4 posted on 04/30/2019 4:20:36 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Bill Barr:The Bill Belichick of Attorneys General)
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To: rellimpank
”Justice Ann Walsh Bradley was the lone dissenter. She accused the majority of allowing Armslist to hide behind the federal law...”

Amazing! The justice doesn’t think that following the law is acceptable.

5 posted on 04/30/2019 5:35:12 PM PDT by Purdue77 (Okay, I'm too cheap to afford a tag line.)
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-—yeah-—”hiding behind federal law”—classic-—


6 posted on 04/30/2019 6:21:52 PM PDT by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
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To: rellimpank

Just after the money.


7 posted on 04/30/2019 7:58:13 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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