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[zazen]

6. what about US military-manufactured arms used by terrorists?

I'm all for much more restricted gun access and think at the very least AK-47's and AK-15 type assault weapons ought to be illegal for civilians to purchase.I can't believe the guy in CA had a license to own something that can shoot 30 bullets inside of a minute. That's insane.

The arguments by the NRA about all this are sickening. I'm sure we're in agreement in that.

But I'm not sure I understand why the manufacturers should be sued outside of defect. I think it lets our elected officials off the hook. It's like suing distilleries for drunk drivers and cirrhosis deaths. I don't think manufacturers are misleading the public. They're very clear about how well their products kill people. It's our bloodthirsty country and NRA dominated polity that won't restrict their distribution.

Military-funded arms get in the hands of all sorts of foreign interests all the times. Even if the US military pays a private manufacturer to make them (I assume they do), they're authorized to be created for our military. I don't think our government would ever enable the manufacturer of a rocket launcher that ends up in the hands of ISIL to be sued, even though selling arms overseas is probably more heinous than selling them to individuals here in the US.