The gun seller didn't shoot anyone. And despite your laughable focus on dead school children, that kind of shooting accounts for less than 1% of the gun murders in a year.
No, the judge gives the jury instructions on the law. If there is no law broken, the seller does not go to jail.
Guy, you work on the assumption that the judges aren't as tired of seeing the daily slaughter as I am. I suspect a lot of them are even more tired of it.
As far as dead kids goes...
Gun Violence Takes a Massive Toll on American Children
- More than one in five U.S. teenagers (ages 14 to 17) report having witnessed a shooting.6
- An average of eight children and teens under the age of 20 are killed by guns every day.7
- American children die by guns 11 times as often as children in other high-income countries.8
- Youth (ages 0 to 19) in the most rural U.S. counties are as likely to die from a gunshot as those living in the most urban counties. Rural children die of more gun suicides and unintentional shooting deaths. Urban children die more often of gun homicides.9
- Firearm homicide is the second-leading cause of death (after motor vehicle crashes) for young people ages 1-19 in the U.S.10
- In 2007, more pre-school-aged children (85) were killed by guns than police officers were killed in the line of duty.11
About Gun Violence Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Wow, you actually used data for a change. You are learning!!
Now, be aware that the figure for the children killed by guns includes every member of the military under the age of 20, so it slants it a bit.
Oh, and the only way guns are the second leading cause of deaths is if you include suicides, and we have already discussed why that is inaccurate.
Also, I have said I have no problem with requiring safe storage of firearms. That takes care of the children accidently shooting themselves or others.
Are you going to hold gun sellers responsible for all of the children dying too? Like the ones where the adult left a loaded gun out? I would be VERY interested to know how a gun seller would determine whether the customer will do that or not.
Look, I get that there are issues with guns. But, other than this post, you have harped on prosecuting gun sellers for not having a crystal ball, gone on and on about Nancy Lanza prepping for a zombie apocalypse, and claimed gun sellers want criminals armed. And your solutions are bullshit.
Oh, and I have no doubt judges are tired of it, as is everyone else. But to remove the constitutional rights of 65 million gun owners because of it is NOT the answer that will fly.