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2016 Postmortem

ibegurpard

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23. They are

Reply to DCBob (Reply #22)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:29 PM

Oct 2015

Do some research and actually READ the legislation. You can sue manufacturers for harm from defects. Allowing lawsuits against manufacturers of legal products is EXTREMELY AWFUL PUBLIC POLICY.

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O’Malley Goes After Sanders: Bernie Doesn’t Support ‘Common Sense’ Gun Reforms [View all] Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 OP

Posted earlier: elleng Oct 2015 #1

Except he does ibegurpard Oct 2015 #2

Except that one time when he voted against the Brady bill.... Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #4

Fellthebern. ChimpersMcSmirkers Oct 2015 #35

In reality many background check laws or systems wouldnt stop assholes who havent randys1 Oct 2015 #3

Wrong pipoman Oct 2015 #7

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZD1.html randys1 Oct 2015 #8

Yes, both opinions accept the individual right... pipoman Oct 2015 #30

All? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2015 #10

Yes, both opinions stated an individual right apart from militia eligibility or membership pipoman Oct 2015 #29

And this is why I don't support O'Malley HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #5

HE's differentiating himself from Sanders. Raine1967 Oct 2015 #11

That's not what he did though HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #14

+1 retrowire Oct 2015 #15

Dumb pipoman Oct 2015 #6

"and most of his statements have already been determined to be unconstitutional." FSogol Oct 2015 #33

Name one and I will tell you... pipoman Oct 2015 #34

Debate title: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. oasis Oct 2015 #9

Why hold a manufacturer liable if the product floriduck Oct 2015 #12

Someone said that Bernie put it this way... retrowire Oct 2015 #16

Guns manufacturers sell extremely dangerous products and should be held to a higher standard. DCBob Oct 2015 #17

They sell them because our current law allows it. floriduck Oct 2015 #19

Yes, but I think the debate is about changing some laws to help stop the carnage. DCBob Oct 2015 #20

Reread my post. floriduck Oct 2015 #21

Do you support changing the laws to make gun manufacturers liable for their products? DCBob Oct 2015 #22

They are ibegurpard Oct 2015 #23

The laws need to be stiffened. DCBob Oct 2015 #24

you can't sue manufacturers of legal products ibegurpard Oct 2015 #25

Guns are different. They are extremely dangerous devices which only function as weapons. DCBob Oct 2015 #26

we know they are weapons ibegurpard Oct 2015 #28

Their product is legal. You want to try and make them illegal? Go ahead Armstead Oct 2015 #31

Who said anything about making guns illegal?? DCBob Oct 2015 #36

Its very simple Armstead Oct 2015 #37

Of course you cant "eliminate the possibility of guns being used for nefarious purposes". DCBob Oct 2015 #38

Then please explain why the maker of a totally legal product should be sued for use of that product Armstead Oct 2015 #39

My argument is that the gun manufacturers should bear much more responsibility for their products.. DCBob Oct 2015 #41

Martin, that's not going to work! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #13

Good for O'Malley! hrmjustin Oct 2015 #18

He has to do something to make himself stand out tularetom Oct 2015 #27

Disappointed to hear this from O'Malley ... slipslidingaway Oct 2015 #32

Who? Reter Oct 2015 #40

I guess ehen you don't stand a snowballs chance... 99Forever Oct 2015 #42