At 06:04 AM 11/18/02, Gary Nunn wrote:
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. [snip] Please note that this posting and above articles are NOT about gun control.
What they prove is that Jereon's .sig line from a recent thread is correct in such cases: they go after anyone thought to have deep pockets who has the slightest connection with the incident (reasonable or not).
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon.
I never dreamed that I would see the last.
--Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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