The ultimate in stupidity. No, it's not the kid's fault. He only stole an unloaded gun, stole bullets, and shot someone. Nope, no liability there. It's the gun manufacture's fault. Uh, huh, right.
Maybe you should have been the lawyer defending the gun maker. Their lawyer isn't worth two beans if he or she didn't make this very obvious point to the jury!
Will prosecutors use this same argument against Malvo the Underage Sniper?