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2016 Postmortem

kcr

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19. Not being able to sue corporations hurts consumers.

Reply to TeddyR (Reply #17)

Wed May 25, 2016, 04:18 PM

May 2016

No corporation or industry should be protected in such a manner. Being sued drives up the cost of doing business? That's a good incentive, isn't it?

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Suing gun makers [View all] hellofromreddit May 2016 OP

From what I've read in the past TeddyR May 2016 #1

Precisely. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #2

The model is the use of lawsuits against tabacco. The hope is that similar Vattel May 2016 #3

Yeah, the PLCAA was a bad vote. hellofromreddit May 2016 #4

Legitimate question TeddyR May 2016 #5

It didn't make cigarettes safer. And I doubt lawsuits is the way to make Vattel May 2016 #7

Thanks TeddyR May 2016 #11

Most calculations of the danger of various sorts of guns don't take into account Vattel May 2016 #15

I agree that guns in the wrong hands are a bad idea TeddyR May 2016 #16

Essentially guns that only fire for their owners Dem2 May 2016 #8

Smart technology is ok as long as it is not mandated. hack89 May 2016 #21

NRA / right-wing politics Dem2 May 2016 #23

So opposing mandatory smart guns = pro murder? hack89 May 2016 #24

Strawman Dem2 May 2016 #25

Then you need to translate your post for me. hack89 May 2016 #26

1/50 states had a weird law, that's 2% Dem2 May 2016 #27

A certain Senator from Massachusetts tries to introduce an identical law every year hack89 May 2016 #29

That's not how life works Dem2 May 2016 #30

There will never be gun confiscation hack89 May 2016 #31

Then let's introduce guns that can't be fired by anybody than their owner Dem2 May 2016 #32

Just don't mandate it hack89 May 2016 #33

I wouldn't mandate it Dem2 May 2016 #34

tabacco does not have a 2nd amendentment right TimPlo May 2016 #14

Here's an article about the impact of that law.. Fresh_Start May 2016 #6

To be clear TeddyR May 2016 #9

Exactly! And not only sued, but criminally prosecuted. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #10

Understood but for the manufacturers to continue to distribute Fresh_Start May 2016 #12

If there are manufacturers TeddyR May 2016 #18

It doesn't matter if you think suing gun makers will get it done or not. kcr May 2016 #13

Why do you think the PLCAA hurts consumers? TeddyR May 2016 #17

Not being able to sue corporations hurts consumers. kcr May 2016 #19

Being sued because you sold a defective product TeddyR May 2016 #20

But the law specifically lists six situations where gun manufacturers can be sued. hack89 May 2016 #22

a better gun law would be this. Exilednight May 2016 #28