Can a subway shooting victim's suit against Glock stand up in court? If it does, it will change history

  • 📰 Gothamist
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 62 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 28%
  • Publisher: 53%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

In New York, legislation passed last year made it legal to sue firearm companies if their marketing or sales practices endanger residents’ health or safety. That paved the way for Ilene Steur, shot on a subway train in April, to sue Glock. Read more:

There was also a push on the national level to regulate the sector. Before leaving office in 2000, President Bill Clintonwith the manufacturer Smith & Wesson to add new safety measures to their designs, stop working with dealers whose sales were regularly traced to crime scenes and limit their magazine capacity to 10 rounds of ammunition.

“That was sort of the point, was to kneecap this lawful industry and to make it more difficult, more expensive for them to engage in, again, this lawful industry,” says Swearer of the Heritage Foundation. “So, Congress stepped in to essentially say, ‘You can’t file those suits anymore.’”t, also known as the PLCAA, which shields the gun industry from lawsuits when their products are used in shootings, with just a handful exceptions.

“I think then you will see a lot of other states that are more friendly to gun control and to these sorts of arguments, I think you will see more of these sorts of laws being passed, precisely to give room for those sorts of lawsuits circumventing the PLCAA,” Swearer says. Unfortunately, bad actions by industries and corporations are usually not resolved by the good will of a CEO“Unfortunately, bad actions by industries and corporations are usually not resolved by the good will of a CEO or the good will of an industry leader,” he says. “The unfortunate reality is that they are often forced to change their practices by way of litigation.”Myrie wishes corporations would take more steps to prevent their firearms from being used in crimes before anyone sues them.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 456. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Early voting starts in New York gubernatorial primary - New York Amsterdam NewsNew Yorkers began going to the polls Saturday to cast early votes in a primary election that could determine whether Gov. Kathy Hochul keeps her job. Polling places will be open for early votes across the state through June 26.
Source: NYAmNews - 🏆 269. / 63 Read more »

New body armor rules in New York miss the vest worn by the Buffalo killerVests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation. Nice job KathyHochul
Source: WBUR - 🏆 274. / 63 Read more »

Up Close: Mayor Adams, new appointee address New York City gun violenceIn this episode of Up Close, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his new appointee A.T. Mitchell discuss their plan for gun prevention in the city. He was captain of a police precinct in Brooklyn Can't he address the gun violence Paper Tiger mayor 🙏🇺🇸
Source: ABC7NY - 🏆 592. / 51 Read more »

New body armor rules in New York miss vest worn by Buffalo killerNew York's new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn't cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, a gap that could limit its effectiveness in deterring future military-style assaults. Just more dems passing laws to peddle fear porn. Why restrict the sales of something useful that could protect civilians? Barring the sale of bullet proof vests will not stop the shootings. It’ll just make the death toll worse. I know people who wear a bulletproof vest because they fear for their lives, you just took that away
Source: ABC7NY - 🏆 592. / 51 Read more »

Juneteenth celebrations held across New York CityPHOTOS 📸: Juneteenth events are taking place across the city Sunday.
Source: CBSNewYork - 🏆 268. / 63 Read more »