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New York Democrats Seek to Sue Gun Makers as Shootings Surge
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New York Democrats Seek to Sue Gun Makers as Shootings Surge
AWR Hawkins 2 Jun 2021
Democrats are looking for ways to sue gun manufacturers as shootings in New York City continue to surge.
Some Democrats are also seeking to make it more arduous to legally purchase firearms.
WSKG reports that state Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D) is sponsoring legislation to allow New York residents to sue gun makers who “don’t take steps to prevent their products from being sold and purchased illegally.”
Myrie commented, “I again ask this industry: what are you going to do about your products that are killing our people? You have experienced record profits this past year … and while you make record profits, we experienced record death.”
Other parts of a larger gun control package from Democrats include making would-be gun purchasers pass a drug test, a “mental health evaluation,” and a gun safety course. These measures would also apply to individuals who are applying to get a New York hunting license.
New York adopted a large number of gun controls in 2013 under the auspices of the SAFE Act. Those controls include universal background checks, a ban on “high capacity” magazines, an “assault weapons” ban, firearm registration requirements, and ammunition registration.
New York also has a red flag law, which took effect August 24, 2019.
So, the state already has all the gun controls which Democrats are pushing at the federal level, but those controls are not stopping the wave of violence sweeping across NYC.
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https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2021/06/02/new-york-democrats-seek-sue-gun-makers-shootings-surge/
IsailedawayfromFR:
Guns cannot shoot people.
People shoot people.
Seems simple enough that idiotic NY legislators can understand.
PeteS in CA:
Federal law already forbids such lawsuits. That law has already been litigated through the courts.
BTW, that Federal saw merely codified for gun makers a principle in law that might even trace all the way back to English Common Law. A business cannot be held liable for something they could not reasonably foresee and control. Gun makers cannot control gaps in the FBI database used for checking would-be gun purchasers. Gun makers cannot control and prevent thefts of guns. Gun makers cannot control and prevent stolen guns from being used in the commission of crimes.
240B:
Also, Democrats are planning to sue automobile manufactures and car lots for all automobile related deaths, accidents/hit and run included.
AARguy:
Effective 1 September 21, all legal gun owners will be able to carry... concealed or open. Watcha wanna bet NY shootings remain higher than Texas?
There is no permit or registration required to own a gun in Texas. Watcha wanna bet NY shootings remain higher than Texas?
Effective 1 September 21, all silencers made in Texas can be bought without requiring a Class III license. Watcha wanna bet NY shootings remain higher than Texas?
FREEDOM REIGNS IN TEXAS!!
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