Ray From Cleveland
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Makes me wonder how liberals feel about our Supreme Court after the nominations by Trump. Seems to me they are not right leaning as they anticipated. This isn't the first time either. There have been several decisions that went against Republicans.
This decision however clears the way for a firearms company to be held liable for a shooting they had nothing to do with other than manufacturing one of the firearms. Should this be successful, it will set a precedent for future lawsuits which would be a total delight for leftists in this country.
The question is, where would it stop? Would you be able to sue Ford if a drunk destroys your vehicle? A baseball bat company if you got beat up and mugged? Maybe hold knife companies responsible if you were stabbed in a bar?
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for families of Newtown, Connecticut, shooting victims to sue gun-maker Remington Arms Co. -- the manufacturer of the AR-15 used in the 2012 massacre -- rejecting the company's request for the court to consider the case.
The case will now proceed to trial in Connecticut for the families of the victims of the shooting, which took place in December 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty children and six adults were killed at the school.
The justices did not offer an explanation for their decision to deny the request to take up the case.
In March, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled to allow the families to sue the gun-maker. The families argued that the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the weapon negligently entrusted to civilian consumers an assault rifle that is suitable for use only by military and law enforcement personnel and violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) through the sale or wrongful marketing of the rifle.
The lawsuit, filed in 2015, lists Bushmaster Firearms International as the defendant and was the first to be filed in connection with the Sandy Hook shooting. To read more:
Newtown shooting victim families can sue gun-maker, Supreme Court allows
This decision however clears the way for a firearms company to be held liable for a shooting they had nothing to do with other than manufacturing one of the firearms. Should this be successful, it will set a precedent for future lawsuits which would be a total delight for leftists in this country.
The question is, where would it stop? Would you be able to sue Ford if a drunk destroys your vehicle? A baseball bat company if you got beat up and mugged? Maybe hold knife companies responsible if you were stabbed in a bar?
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for families of Newtown, Connecticut, shooting victims to sue gun-maker Remington Arms Co. -- the manufacturer of the AR-15 used in the 2012 massacre -- rejecting the company's request for the court to consider the case.
The case will now proceed to trial in Connecticut for the families of the victims of the shooting, which took place in December 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty children and six adults were killed at the school.
The justices did not offer an explanation for their decision to deny the request to take up the case.
In March, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled to allow the families to sue the gun-maker. The families argued that the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the weapon negligently entrusted to civilian consumers an assault rifle that is suitable for use only by military and law enforcement personnel and violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) through the sale or wrongful marketing of the rifle.
The lawsuit, filed in 2015, lists Bushmaster Firearms International as the defendant and was the first to be filed in connection with the Sandy Hook shooting. To read more:
Newtown shooting victim families can sue gun-maker, Supreme Court allows
