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AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File) Federal law bars lawsuits against gun makers for the actions of a third party. However, the state of New York doesn’t actually care about that. They just passed their own bill to permit these cases to go forward.
However, there are some that have concerns about the impact of this law. In particular, how it may hurt local businesses . Local officials are criticizing the new law, signed the same day Cuomo declared a disaster emergency to address a surge in gun violence seen throughout cities across the state in recent months. Under the law, gun manufacturers and dealers can be sued for creating a “public nuisance” by failing to take steps to prevent firearms from being sold unlawfully. The Washington County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution last month encouraging Cuomo not to sign the bill over concerns the law would impact local gun shops and machine shops that manufacture gun parts throughout the county. Kingsbury Supervisor Dana Hogan, who drafted the resolution on behalf of Jane Havens, the owner of Calamity Jane’s Firearms and Fine Shoes store, said in an email that he wasn’t surprised the bill was signed and questioned whether it would help address gun violence. “I sponsored and supported the county resolution because I don’t believe we are going to litigate our way out of gun violence in the United States,” he said. “I also don’t have a great deal of confidence that deeming gun violence as a ‘public nuisance,’ or more recently a ‘disaster emergency,’ will be effective in addressing the problem, but I hope I’m wrong.” The problem, of course, is that we’ve seen too many people claim any straw buy is the result of the gun store failing to stop it.
While yeah, sometimes it’s kind of obvious, a lot of times it isn’t. The buyer goes in alone and says they want a certain gun. They handle it and say they like it, so they buy it, then walk out of the store. The Form 4473 asks if they’re buying the gun for themselves, even.
Yet when that […]
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They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
Over the last several months, I’ve lost count of how many times the powers-that-be have tried to shut us down. They’ve sent hackers at us, forcing us to take extreme measures on web security. They sent attorneys after us, but thankfully we’re not easily intimidated by baseless accusations or threats. They’ve even gone so far as to make physical threats. Those can actually be a bit worrisome but Remington has me covered.
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JD Rucker