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It's about time that this is addressed:
Congress OKs Gun Industry Lawsuit ShieldI have always thought that this was one of the more insane ideas to come to light when the notion of 'gun control' was talked about.WASHINGTON - Congress gave the gun lobby its top legislative priority Thursday, passing a bill protecting the firearms industry from massive crime-victim lawsuits. President Bush said he will sign it.
"Our laws should punish criminals who use guns to commit crimes, not law-abiding manufacturers of lawful products," Bush said in a statement.
The House voted 283-144 to send the bill to the president after supporters, led by the National Rifle Association, proclaimed it vital to protect the industry from being bankrupted by huge jury awards. Opponents, waging a tough battle against growing public support for the legislation, called it proof of the gun lobby's power over the Republican-controlled Congress.
This was something that needed to be dealt with because it's just plain ludicris to go after the manufacturers for what results in the use of their product. Instead of simply draining the makers of money, the people using those weapons should be dealt with instead.
Seriously - would you go after the maker of a blender that was used to mix a margarita that was consumed by someone who subsequently decided to cave in someone's skull with a hammer? No, you'd go after the numbskull directly - there's no difference here. You wouldn't go after the maker of the hammer either.
And the House passed a bill that would also stop insane lawsuits agaisnt fastfood resturants because people get fat from eating that crap. As my kid would say: Doi!!
People are always looking to make a quick buck.
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Moral people would go after the murderous numbskull. Amoral people would go after the hammer maker, because that's where the money is. (cf. Sutton's Law)
|| Posted by Francis W. Porretto, October 21, 2005 12:34 PM ||People are always looking to make a quick buck.
|| Posted by Cait, October 22, 2005 09:03 AM ||