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MindMover

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46. Automobile, pharmaceutical and others did not commit fraud ...
Tue Jan 29, 2013, 06:02 PM
Jan 2013

and where do you get, "There has to be an element of fraud"

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Gun manufacturers... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #1
I am sure that our Founding Fathers never envisioned the days when we would turn our Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #2
Them Founders... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #5
Can you cite a case where this was successfully accomplished? oldhippie Jan 2013 #3
AFAIK... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #4
Of course they do ... however, knowing that you sell products that kill and maim MindMover Jan 2013 #18
I think you should go for it. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #21
You can sue a manufacturer ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #6
O.K. I'll correct you ... spin Jan 2013 #9
Ask the tobacco companies about your theory ... MindMover Jan 2013 #10
Prosecuted if the product can be demonstrated to be misrepresented or defective PuffedMica Jan 2013 #7
You left out tobacco company products ... wonder why .? MindMover Jan 2013 #8
Tobacco companies advertised their products as safe. ... spin Jan 2013 #11
There once was a man called Nader ... MindMover Jan 2013 #14
I have no major problem with "trigger safety technology" as long as it is reliable. ... spin Jan 2013 #29
Of course smart gun technology is more expensive ... MindMover Jan 2013 #35
But adding several hundred dollars to the cost of a firearm might put it out of the reach ... spin Jan 2013 #40
because the product was used correctly and it was misrepresented. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #12
There was a reason the tobacco lawsuits were sucessful. Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #13
But if the person had been drinking at a bar, you could have sued the bar .. MindMover Jan 2013 #15
Dram shop law DonP Jan 2013 #16
Its getting harder to steal that new Chevy these days .... MindMover Jan 2013 #19
And I think thats a law that can be abused Travis_0004 Jan 2013 #20
I believe that gun manufacturers are responsible for manufacturing there product MindMover Jan 2013 #23
Well, then do something about it. DonP Jan 2013 #24
And I am sure you buckle up everytime you get in your car ... MindMover Jan 2013 #25
but it is gejohnston Jan 2013 #26
The problem with "smart" guns iiibbb Jan 2013 #31
As a matter of fact I do DonP Jan 2013 #28
what safety features are you refering to? iiibbb Jan 2013 #30
There are many ... here is a start .. but of course the gun manufacturers said no ... MindMover Jan 2013 #34
Did you read passed the US manufactures? gejohnston Jan 2013 #36
There are many smart gun technologies that exist ... your wording acceptable is the definition MindMover Jan 2013 #37
under German law, it doesn't exist to an acceptable level where it works gejohnston Jan 2013 #38
Perfection is really the definition ... which sounds more German than American ... MindMover Jan 2013 #39
no it won't gejohnston Jan 2013 #41
When I first learned about firearms, I might have endorsed them iiibbb Jan 2013 #43
Safe for who? ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #33
Tobacco? PuffedMica Jan 2013 #42
If they designed an unsafe or defective product maybe. ileus Jan 2013 #17
If a gun maker makes a shoddy gun, then they can be sued. krispos42 Jan 2013 #22
Has an automobile company been sued for the act of someone deranged? iiibbb Jan 2013 #27
Not under current law ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #32
This is not about current defective product laws ... MindMover Jan 2013 #44
Then unless you are planning to overturn black letter with supporting precedent, you are wasting ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #47
I will not divulge any of our already mounting details other than to refer you to MindMover Jan 2013 #48
Just one thing gejohnston Jan 2013 #49
Why oh why would you refute this book when you could so easily have MindMover Jan 2013 #50
one has nothing to do with the other gejohnston Jan 2013 #54
A semantically inclined person .. counter it is ... MindMover Jan 2013 #56
If you were for real iiibbb Jan 2013 #51
If this is telegraphing then on with it ... MindMover Jan 2013 #55
There has to be an element of fraud kudzu22 Jan 2013 #45
Automobile, pharmaceutical and others did not commit fraud ... MindMover Jan 2013 #46
or unreasonably dangerous Deep13 Jan 2013 #53
Not under current law, and there is a distinction... Deep13 Jan 2013 #52
Oh let me count the ways ... enough, I could not count that high .. examples are better .. MindMover Jan 2013 #57
Did they all know guns are deadly weapons? Deep13 Jan 2013 #58
Yeah, go with that one. gejohnston Jan 2013 #59
Of course they cannot be held liable for negligence or the stupidity of an end user ... MindMover Jan 2013 #60
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