It seems that the ability to sue someone in the US is becoming a joke. The article below cites a shooting where two police officers are suing the gun seller and the gun manufacturer because the shooter had access to the guns after they were legally purchased by a third party.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/gunsuit021115.html If this lawsuit is successful, then we should also use this reasoning for other death and injury lawsuits. For example, we should be able to sue the bar and the liquor manufacturer in the case of a drunk leaving a bar and hitting someone. And we should be able to sue a baseball bat company and Wal-Mart because some gang member bought a baseball bat and beat someone to death with it. The list could go on and on. Recently a jury awarded a widow 1.3 million dollar US from a gun distributor because one of their guns was used to kill this woman's husband. As a side issue to this, I am not sure how subjective a six woman jury could be for an issue like this. It sounds like the widows attorney got to hand pick the jury. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021115_170.html Please note that this posting and above articles are NOT about gun control. ___________________________________________ Gary L. Nunn Delaware Ohio "When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you." -African proverb _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
