Gavin Newsome: signed a bill that will allow victims of gun violence to sue the makers of these deadly weapons & hold them accountable

[Doobie Doo]

 

[ultraflexed]

Legally that would never hold

 

[levitate]

I mean…the purpose of the gun is to cause harm.

 

[saturn7]

The need to blame everyone except the person who decided to use the gun unlawfully is retarded.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

The need to blame everyone except the person who decided to use the gun unlawfully is retarded.

Can you name the instances where the person who decided to use the gun unlawfully wasn't blamed?

 

[bnew]

The need to blame everyone except the person who decided to use the gun unlawfully is retarded.

you realize a person can intend to use a gun lawfully by shooting at someone presenting an immediate threat, miss and shoot a bystander instead right?

 

[Hersh]

prob won't hold but it's a message to gun distribution and manufacturing.. no need to have military grade weaponry that accesible

 

[RamsayBolton]

One of the few democrat playing modern politics

Republicans often do bills like this that wouldn't/shouldn't hold, at least this one is actually fighting for something good rather than culture war points

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Or how about actually punishing the people who shoot others

 

[Reflected]

inb4 corporate bootlickers, oh wait.

 

[Karume]

One of the few democrat playing modern politics

Republicans often do bills like this that wouldn't/shouldn't hold, at least this one is actually fighting for something good rather than culture war points

and exactly what good is this fighting for?

 

[George's Dilemma]

Interesting. I don't know how this is possible legally, however, I never thought Purdue pharma would be held accountable for opioid addictions either. Also, if I didn't know any better, I'd say Gavin is planning on runnin for President. Regardless of his politics, he's looking presidential. Biden looking like Earth, Wind, and Retire. And Kamala....not even gonna say anything. Nobody from the Democrats is standing out other than Gavin.

 

[Mike809]

Or how about actually punishing the people who shoot others

or both.

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

I see the move. Hes trying to make it so that the families can put class action lawsuits out there to claim that the manufacturer was liable in some way for death or injury from the fire arms.

The point is to force these companies to spend so much money on litigation that they get frustrated and start pushing for gun control *themselves*

 

[saturn7]

Can you name the instances where the person who decided to use the gun unlawfully wasn't blamed?

Remington and Bushmaster got sued by the families of the Sandy Hook victims.
Which to me is unfair. They make firearms. They didn't tell that dude to go on a murder spree. But I know the families needed someone else to blame since the killer committed suicide.