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csziggy

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7. The family relied on the expertise of the gun instructor

Reply to Tempest (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:06 PM

Aug 2016

His expertise led them to believe it was safe for their daughter to handle the gun. As an expert he should have known better.

If I were on a jury on the case, I would award damages to the little girl for the trauma she experienced and tell the family of the gun instructor to take a leap!

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FAMILY OF GUN INSTRUCTOR SLAIN BY 9-YR-OLD FIRING UZI FILES WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 OP

I might as well post my usual note here jberryhill Aug 2016 #1

This should be good. linuxman Aug 2016 #2

Sorry, that is 100% the instructors fault Lee-Lee Aug 2016 #3

"Now his family is hoping they can eventually find peace." Tempest Aug 2016 #4

The family relied on the expertise of the gun instructor csziggy Aug 2016 #7

You obviously don't understand who is suing who Tempest Aug 2016 #8

YES I DO yunderstand who is suing whom csziggy Sep 2016 #15

Money is peace if the person involved is a breadwinner... joshcryer Sep 2016 #13

just part of the lawyer full employment program dembotoz Aug 2016 #5

Did the parents tell the owner to never let their child handle a gun? Ohioblue22 Aug 2016 #6

Irrelevant to the lawsuit the family filed Tempest Aug 2016 #9

It wouldn't be irrelevant to me of it were on the jury. Ohioblue22 Sep 2016 #12

The instructor was at fault. ManiacJoe Sep 2016 #10

the victim in this case is the 9 year old girl with the guilty being everyone from her own parents JI7 Sep 2016 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #14

The lawyer has, I think, already lost the case... Whiskeytide Sep 2016 #16

who the hell would allow a 9 year old to hold a loaded Uzi?? frankieallen Sep 2016 #17