The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a New York law that sets out a legal pathway to hold gunmakers accountable for harm caused by their weapons.
The court’s decision not to intervene means the 2021 law remains in effect. It allows for various legal claims against gun manufacturers under state law, including alleged conduct that endangers the public health of New Yorkers.
The law, which was immediately challenged in court after being enacted, was written specifically to circumvent a 2005 federal law called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that created a liability shield for gunmakers.
That would be stupid! To the same degree, let’s hold auto manufacturers liable for anyone driving drunk, or driving aggressively on the highway. Let’s hold cutlery companies liable for anyone who gets stabbed by a butcher’s knife.
The liability NEEDS to fall on the retailers who are the ones supposedly doing the background checks, and shouldn’t sell for possible straw purchases. Or, better yet, punish those criminals who commit the crimes themselves for misuse. Maybe hold the ones accountable who bought and gave to the criminals (straw purchase), holding them just as liable, since it’s their firearm used in said crime.
Guns aren’t solely for killing. While they’re certainly capable, a vast majority are sold for hunting, sport & competition, hobbyists, or collectors.
Maybe.
Maybe if we had an honest discussion about the data driven ways to fix a problem that only exists in the US. Sadly that’s not been the case, so now we’re left with only doing what is legally possible.
This is a legal way to pursue and will now be the standard.
Maybe they should have compromised when the option was available.
Well that’s the issue right there. There are no open discussions about anything. No debates. No convincing anyone of right vs wrong vs figuring out the best course of action. Politicians very unfamiliar with the subject matter are making these decisions instead of group discussions or allowing the public to contribute ideas to help… You know, the public who has to live in these areas with the crime…
The public has input through the vote.
My very unpopular opinion is that there should be zero state or city gun laws, they create accidental criminals and create business instability. I’m uncomfortable attaching a name to a gun purchase guns are a private purchase that don’t require government involvement. If you absolutely have to have a background check once, and updated every 5-10 years, not at purchase of every gun.
I don’t think concealed carry should be a thing, and I don’t think I should have to notify LEOs of any gun in my possession especially for a traffic stop its none of their business.
I’m uncomfortable with automatic weapons requiring government apprival, I’m cool with a tax that makes them expensive but again my private property is none of the governments business.
While I agree with several points, especially the background checks portion, full auto wasn’t a thing when the Constitution and amendments were made. I would probably prefer a special license over a tax, sort of like a FFL would have, so that or shows either training or special acceptance is allowed to that owner. The taxes would just creep up like they always do, and a license could have a cost to it, but would be more affordable.
I don’t know why you would like all those things and not like concealed carry. What about open/constitutional carry?
I dislike concealed carry but cause I distrust most people especially those that carry concealed, basically I want to know who is a potential threat, bullets flying two ways is very diffent that a sport shooting range
Yeah, I can understand that. I would say most threats aren’t going to be completely hidden though, and I raise my kids on “always be aware of your surroundings” because you never know if a fight is going to break out, someone raises their voice in public for an unknown reason, or a gang member runs into someone from the other side and it gets heated. No, we don’t live in a terrible area, but a lot of stuff goes on places you least expect it, too.