In his recent remarks supporting new gun control laws, Joe Biden said, “We should repeal the liability shield that often protects gun manufacturers from being sued for the death and destruction caused by their weapons. They’re the only industry in this country that has that kind of immunity . . . The gun industry’s special protections are outrageous. It must end.”
Along these lines, San Diego county supervisors recently voted to enable the county to sue gun manufacturers for deaths from firearms.
This is all supposed to sound perfectly normal and analogous to lawsuits addressing other products, including hot coffee, cigarettes, and dangerous toys. What’s one more? But, in practice, such liability would be highly unusual and also bankrupt the industry. And that’s the point. Products Liability Law Makes Sense, In Theory
In the United States, product liability law evolved slowly. It began for sensible reasons to address the consequences […]
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