Differing Views Are Voiced by City on Gun Lawsuits

At roughly the same moment, John Feinblatt, the city's criminal justice coordinator, was telling the Council's Public Safety Committee that while the Bloomberg administration agreed in principle with proposals to stem gun violence, it opposed allowing victims broad latitude to sue manufacturers.

"As a practical matter," Mr. Feinblatt said, "the threat of unlimited liability without fault will effectively prevent gun manufacturers from selling weapons to anyone in New York City, including the Police Department."

Now here's an idea. Can we get the firearms manufacturers to refuse to sell to any government entity currently involved in a firearms suit against them? It's tricky, because firearms last so long that replacement isn't a regular thing even for a police force. But there must be some way to use this leverage.

Posted on 2003-09-14 23:05:18.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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