You agree with him that manufacturers of firearms that are used in violence should be sued?
Let's see how it works out for the Newtown group. I don't know if it would put any real pressure on the gun manufacturers to stop selling civilians war guns or not.
and when a drunk driver kills someone, should the family of the deceased sue the company that made the car, the bartender that served him, or the brewery that made the liquor?
In both cases, suing the person responsible for the death makes more sense.
Attorneys name both in most civil suits. It's not an either/or proposition. I know; I typed a gazillion of them to finance my way through school.
Usually the manufacturer is quickly thrown out of the suit, but they always try it. This time, the Newtown group is being given a shot. If manufacturers are not held accountable for mass marketing of war weapons to untrained civilians, it is never going to stop. Maybe this approach would work better than the outlaw legislation some of the pols are pushing for. Hitting a company in the wallet usually has the most immediate effect, don't you think?
The second you allow manufacturers to be sued for the criminal misuse of their products, the result will be nothing is made anymore.
No knives, cars, refrigerators, ovens, stoves, hammers, you name it. If some loon can figure out how to illegally use it, there will be no more made.
Think before you post.