Anti-gun forces have long tried and failed to attack gun makers the way class action attorneys went after the tobacco companies. By suing them into submission, forcing them to change or end most of their marketing efforts and wringing billions of dollars out of them to compensate states for the damage done by their products … Read more
“Remington may never have known Adam Lanza, but they have been courting him for years. The courtship between Remington and Adam Lanza is at the heart of the case.” – Attorney Joshua D. Koskoff in Connecticut Supreme Court Hears Newtown Families’ Appeal Against Gun Companies [via nytimes.com]
Police launch two-week weapons surrender in England and Wales People in England and Wales have two weeks to hand in guns, other weapons and ammunition to police stations without being punished for possession. People who surrender firearms will not automatically be charged, but will be if they are later connected to a crime. The National … Read more
Never let a crisis go to waste . . . NYT Columnist Gets Torched For Pushing Gun Control Talking Points After NYC Terror Attack In the aftermath of the attack, Kristof tweeted, “The NYC terrorist had a pellet gun and a paintball gun. Good thing that in NYC he couldn’t buy assault rifles, or the … Read more
Reader Jeff S. writes: As most TTAG readers are aware, some family members of victims killed in the 2012 Aurora, Colorado movie theater mass-murder sued several gun and ammunition sellers, including Lucky Gunner, LLC. The suit asserted that these parties were somehow negligently responsible for the murderer’s actions. Thanks to the Protection of Lawful Commerce … Read more
Soldier ‘shot by rifle on target range’ is ‘second Black Watch serviceman’ killed in live-firing exercise this year – “A soldier who was ‘shot by a rifle on a target range’ is the second member of the same battalion to die in a live-firing exercise this year, it’s been reported. Emergency services were called to RAF Tain near Inverness, Scotland, … Read more
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