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In reply to the discussion: Court Rules N.Y. Shooting Victim Can Sue Gun Maker, Distributor [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)are people who are driving a car, it pulls into a gas station, the passenger gets out
and kills the clerk inside, robs 500 bucks
gets back in the car non-chalantley
the driver pulls away
an hour later pulled over
the driver is as guilty as the passenger.
everyone pays when someone dies. Someone should pay and not the taxpayer.
A jury can decide. If its 1 NRA person on the jury, it will be a hung jury.
If its 12 anti-gun people the gun people will lose
and then there are the cases where the public jury is fed up and says enough is enough.
And probably the most likely outcome is a payoff before the trial to make everyone happy
and not risk a major shift.
If the gun makers thought they would lose, they certainly would offer a few million after taxes to have someone walk away and not talk about it or lose a case.