It's time to repeal the GOP/NRA liability protection of gun makers and sellers

[Hudjes]

86. What's your source for this information?

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I have no idea what you're talking about with a 'governor'. An automobile may have a governor to limit speed, but there is no comparable mechanism on a firearm. A firearm's rate of fire is a function of its mechanical design - how quickly the gasses from the round push back the bolt to eject the spent casing and chamber a new round. I do not think the rifle was an automatic. As far as I know it was a fairly standard semi-automatic Bushmaster AR-15. I have no cause to believe that it was not in working order from the factory. I would agree with suing a manufacturer for making a faulty product, but suing a manufacturer for misuse by a thief is a different matter. Could you imagine suing General Motors because a thief stole your car and crashed it into someone? Or suing a pharmaceuticals company because a prescription holder resold their pills and the buyer overdosed? It's no fault of the manufacturer that the gun was stolen and used in commission of a crime, their responsibility ends after they sell the product (so long as the product was not faulty). EDIT: Here is an example of a semi-automatic rifle - a round is fired, the spent casing ejected, the bolt is returned home by a spring, carrying a new round into the chamber with it, but the gun stops firing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GEJUoNfR6Wk#t=28s). Here is an example of an automatic rifle - instead of stopping after firing one round, the hammer drops again after the bolt returns home, firing another round (

#t=0s). The Bushmaster AR-15 is a semi-automatic, it only fires as fast as the user pulls the trigger. So the closest thing to a governor is the shooter's finger.