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Vinca

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8. I hate guns, but it's not a secret what guns are made for.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2018, 06:56 AM

Mar 2018

I don't see how gun manufacturers can be treated any different from a washing machine company. If the gun is defective and blows off your hand you get to sue, just as you might if the washing machine had an electrical defect and burned down your house. You couldn't sue the washing machine company if your kid decided to throw a bag of concrete in during the wash cycle. Likewise, how could you sue a gun manufacturer if your kid took someone else's firearm to school and shot the janitor? In a perfect world, there would be no guns, but this isn't a perfect world. Change will happen at the legislative level - both state and federal - and the generation about to register to vote is going to be the change.

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Why shouldn't the gun industry be liable for damage done by its products? Calling All Progressives! [View all] TomCADem Mar 2018 OP

maybe a democrat could introduce a repeal of this provision in congress. maybe? nt msongs Mar 2018 #1

+50,000 Angry Dragon Mar 2018 #3

And for no reason beyond blatant corruption of the GOP world wide wally Mar 2018 #2

The humpers will be along to gunsplain why any minute. Crunchy Frog Mar 2018 #4

Im ok with PLCAA. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #5

Under That Logic, Why Not Protect Opiod Makers, Tobacco Companies... TomCADem Mar 2018 #6

Those companies ARE protected from the kinds of lawsuits being called for here Jim Lane Mar 2018 #7

Well I dont think opioid manufacturers are doing anything wrong aikoaiko Mar 2018 #9

Under That Logic, Gun Makers Should Internalize The Damages They Create TomCADem Mar 2018 #17

Thats not what I said. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #18

They are the ONLY manufactures of ANYTHING Tavarious Jackson Mar 2018 #10

Im ok with that. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #11

Wow. Tavarious Jackson Mar 2018 #12

PLCAA specifically doesnt cover negilent design or entrustment aikoaiko Mar 2018 #13

Emotion Based Lawsuits? Sandy Hook families push to reinstate lawsuit against gun manufacturer TomCADem Mar 2018 #15

Of course I'm not saying they werent slaughted - the Sandy Hook massacre happened. aikoaiko Mar 2018 #16

Actually, no, they're not. Vaccine makers and airplane mfgrs have similar protections. X_Digger Mar 2018 #14

I hate guns, but it's not a secret what guns are made for. Vinca Mar 2018 #8

Damn good idea.....and ALL the Democratics should rally around this idea...... a kennedy Mar 2018 #19