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BoneyardDem

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Thu Feb 22, 2018, 12:15 PM

Feb 2018

Should the manufacturer of the car be held liable?"

You clearly know much about law, and I readily admit I'm not an attorney...but how does your example work in a situation the Ikea Dresser issue? Ikea has been successfully sued for a perfectly well working dresser that tipped onto a child that was climbing up the dresser. The family failed to supervise their own child, the dresser was working perfectly to specs, yet a misuse of the product (just like the misuse of guns) lead to a successful law suit. Should Ikea be held responsible because someone failed to use their product as prescribed?

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Why shouldnt the gun industry be liable for damage done by its products, just like anybody else? [View all] TomCADem Feb 2018 OP

Because the sole purpose of their product is to kill. Wwcd Feb 2018 #1

We should start suing them as a public health and safety issue BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #2

Didn't Ikea get sued for dressers that tipped over? BoneyardDem Feb 2018 #21

There is a diff according to the GOP BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #33

Weren't the cigarette companies held liable for lung cancer? Good idea for sure. Kajun Gal Feb 2018 #3

They were sued for lying and manipulating nicotine levels hack89 Feb 2018 #9

Gun manufacturers could install safety devices, limit magazine size, etc. But they dont, Hoyt Feb 2018 #4

Also, Like Opioid Manufacturers, They Are Enjoying Record Profits... TomCADem Feb 2018 #5

Exactly. There are plenty of grounds to sue them, beyond product defects. That's why gun profiteers Hoyt Feb 2018 #6

"Obama is going to take away your guns!" krispos42 Feb 2018 #40

Then pass a law mandating such features. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #10

Car manufacturers have been sued for not doing things that improve safety. Hoyt Feb 2018 #11

It Is Legal To Sue. This is Why Gun Makers Asked for Immunity TomCADem Feb 2018 #13

Your statement of products liability law is not accurate. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #14

I Thought Tort Law Is Often Understoood... TomCADem Feb 2018 #15

You're incorrectly assuming that the law creates "an absolute immunity for gun manufacturers" Jim Lane Feb 2018 #19

If all manufacturers liability are the same, then why do gun corporations get special protection? kcr Feb 2018 #17

My point is that gun makers DON'T get special protection -- Jim Lane Feb 2018 #18

I want my 50 state survey! hardluck Feb 2018 #34

Oh, so you don't care about gun violence victims in the District of Columbia? (n/t) Jim Lane Feb 2018 #37

"One of the Nazis in Charlottesville used his car to murder Heather Heyer...... BoneyardDem Feb 2018 #22

A manufacturer -- of cars, or guns, or furniture -- can be held liable for design defects Jim Lane Feb 2018 #25

NRA is marketing guns for kids. The Cricket gun. If said child kills self or others with said Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #26

The answer is legislated standards, not litigation Jim Lane Feb 2018 #27

Needing a license is a red herring. The point is the NRA is manufacturing Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #28

You're simply repeating your false premise. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #29

"Gun shop" not in my post. Gun manufacturer of kids guns is...anything on that? Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #30

This seems to me to relate to selling, not manufacturing. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #32

Here's an example hardluck Feb 2018 #35

Magazines are generally made by 3rd parties. Calista241 Feb 2018 #31

because their products aren't killing or injuring people.... aikoaiko Feb 2018 #7

Seems Like Another Neoliberal Protect Gun Makers Talking Point... TomCADem Feb 2018 #41

Shouldn't General Motors be liable if one of their Trucks is intentionally driven into a crowd? nt aka-chmeee Feb 2018 #8

Was something wrong with your other thread about the exact same thing? EX500rider Feb 2018 #12

Didn't get the purity he wanted, perhaps? n/t X_Digger Feb 2018 #38

The same reason I cant sue Coors if I get killed by a drunk driver. Nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #16

Is there a federal law banning such lawsuits? TomCADem Feb 2018 #20

That is not accurate. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #24

Because it would limit the number of guns available. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #23

Guns have more rights than people. TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #36

They do, and they are. krispos42 Feb 2018 #39