Court rules AR-15 gun maker can be sued over Sandy Hook shooting

[Mott the Hoople]

They aren't special! But what makes the gun manufacturer libel when someone misuses their product? Would the knife manufacturer be libel if a nut attacks and stabs numerous people on the subway?

Then what's the problem with someone suing them in court? They're not the one bearing the burden of proof.

[Mott the Hoople]

So if I buy a hammer and hit you in the head with it, you should be able to sue the manufacturer?

If a manufacturer did something wrong, then I agree that you should sue them. But to say that a manufacturer that makes something that is legal to make, makes it correctly, the item doesn't malfunction, then NO, you don't get to sue the manufacturer simply because someone used the item to hurt someone else.

Well yea...if you hit me in the head with a hammer and the hammer breaks I know damned well you'd sue the hammer manufacturer! As far as suing them, again, why put gun manufacturers as a higher standard than other manufacturers? Shielding them from civil suits makes no sense. If the manufacturers of the AR-15 are guilty of criminal negligence give the accusers their day and court and let them prove their case.

This isn't even a second amendment issue to me.

[Nordberg]

They aren't special! But what makes the gun manufacturer libel when someone misuses their product? Would the knife manufacturer be libel if a nut attacks and stabs numerous people on the subway?

Knives have other uses that are primary. they are not designed to kill people. just like cars. They are methods of transportation. But you can misuse them to harm someone.
If you misuse a gun, you will miss shooting someone, They are designed to kill.

[StoneByStone]

That's not really relevant. All manufacturers can be held criminally and civilly liable in a court of law. What makes gun manufacturers special?

Because right now, these guns are legal. If they were to become illegal, and the manufacturers kept making them, then they can be prosecuted.

[Mott the Hoople]

Because right now, these guns are legal. If they were to become illegal, and the manufacturers kept making them, then they can be prosecuted.

That's in a criminal case. This isn't a criminal case. It's a civil case. Suing some one is not the same as criminally prosecuting them. The gun manufacturers are not being criminally prosecuted so that's irrelevant.

As far as making legal products...manufacturers of legal products get sued in Civil Court all the time. Why are gun manufacturers so special that are shielded from Civil Suits?

[StoneByStone]

That's in a criminal case. This isn't a criminal case. It's a civil case. Suing some one is not the same as criminally prosecuting them. The gun manufacturers are not being criminally prosecuted so that's irrelevant.

As far as making legal products...manufacturers of legal products get sued in Civil Court all the time. Why are gun manufacturers so special that are shielded from Civil Suits?

I don't think anyone should get sued if what they're making or selling is legal.

[Eagle_Eye]

Knives have other uses that are primary. they are not designed to kill people. just like cars. They are methods of transportation. But you can misuse them to harm someone.
If you misuse a gun, you will miss shooting someone, They are designed to kill.

surprise, surprise, surprise guns are not sold or marketed to kill people. Show me one instance of a gun being advertized or sold expressly for killing people. What a dumb ass.

[Eagle_Eye]

Then what's the problem with someone suing them in court? They're not the one bearing the burden of proof.

If you fire a gun and it blows up in your face you have every right to sue. But if you clog the barrel with a foreign substance and it blows up then you have no cause to sue. Same with any product that is misused.

[Mott the Hoople]

I don't think anyone should get sued if what they're making or selling is legal.

Seriously? So if I decide to legally make lie soap and my hygiene practices comply with regulations but I sell my product knowing it's contaminated with a fungus that will make people sick then the people shouldn't have any recourse? They shouldn't be able to sue me?

That's laughable.

[Mott the Hoople]

If you fire a gun and it blows up in your face you have every right to sue. But if you clog the barrel with a foreign substance and it blows up then you have no cause to sue. Same with any product that is misused.

Well that's sort of my point...in a civil suit isn't that for the plaintiff to prove? That the manufacturer (the defendant) is guilty of negligence?

[StoneByStone]

Seriously? So if I decide to legally make lie soap and my hygiene practices comply with regulations but I sell my product knowing it's contaminated with a fungus that will make people sick then the people shouldn't have any recourse? They shouldn't be able to sue me?

That's laughable.

Selling a product that's contaminated is illegal.

[Eagle_Eye]

Well that's sort of my point...in a civil suit isn't that for the plaintiff to prove? That the manufacturer (the defendant) is guilty of negligence?

So we are in agreement. Anyone can sue but winning is something else.

[Truth Detector]

Seriously? So if I decide to legally make lie soap and my hygiene practices comply with regulations but I sell my product knowing it's contaminated with a fungus that will make people sick then the people shouldn't have any recourse? They shouldn't be able to sue me?

That's laughable.

What a stupid analogy; so guns don't function as designed and manufacturers are lying when they don't advertise that they can kill? Moron.

[Truth Detector]

Well that's sort of my point...in a civil suit isn't that for the plaintiff to prove? That the manufacturer (the defendant) is guilty of negligence?

How are they negligent you dumb fuck? Did the weapon malfunction? Did the gun manufacturer sell it to the perp? Was the perp not aware that guns shot at people might kill them? STFU!

[Sailor]

Knives have other uses that are primary. they are not designed to kill people. just like cars. They are methods of transportation. But you can misuse them to harm someone.
If you misuse a gun, you will miss shooting someone, They are designed to kill.

You live a sheltered life.