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Calif. High Court Finds Gunmaker Not Liable
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Yahoo! News Poll Q. California's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that gun manufacturers cannot be held legally responsible for the criminal use of their weapon. Do you agree with the ruling? Yes No Unsure view results without voting Full Coverage In-depth coverage about Gun Control Debate Related News Stories · Victims Can't Sue Weapons Makers - AP (Aug 6, 2001) · US Law Officers May Store Guns Unsafely - Reuters (Aug 3, 2001) · Senate Votes Against Gun Buyback Plan - AP (Aug 3, 2001) · Bush loosens restrictions on guns - Christian Science Monitor (Aug 2, 2001) · Major gun control to await advice, governor says - San Francisco Chronicle (Aug 1, 2001) More... Opinion & Editorials · The GOP Has a Way to Win Back Women: Shift the Debate on Guns - Los Angeles Times (Aug 2, 2001) · Gunning Against Guns - National Review (Aug 1, 2001) · My Party And Guns - by Joe Lockhart - Washington Post (Jul 31, 2001) More... Related Web Sites · Gun Laws in the U.S. - state-by-state interactive map that summarizes gun laws across the U.S. From CNN. · National Rifle Association (NRA) - incorporated in 1871 to provide firearms training and encourage interest in the shooting sports. Provides news, legislative updates, and information on the NRA's services and safety education. · Editorial Cartoons: The National Rifle Association - representing views from around the world, updated daily. From Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists' Index. · Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights - academic site covering the many legal issues involved in the ongoing debate. From JURIST: The Law Professors' Network. · Handgun Control and The Center to Prevent Handgun Violence - organization working for stricter gun controls. More... Magazine Articles · Million Moms March to a Merger - Newsweek (Jun 28, 2001) · Playing both sides - Salon (May 15, 2001) · Young Gun - Village Voice (Mar 20, 2001) More... Audio · Study looks at what boys might do when finding a gun - NPR (Jun 4, 2001) · Pilot program aims ts curb gun fatalities by gathering better data - NPR (Jun 4, 2001) · Bush Vows Crackdown on Gun Violence - NPR (May 14, 2001) More... Video · U.S. opposes U.N. arms ban - CNN (Jul 10, 2001) · Jim and Sarah Brady Mark 20th Anniversary of Reagan Shooting - ABC/Yahoo! News. (Mar 28, 2001) · Gore-- formerly a favorite of the NRA-- now tough on guns - CNN (Aug 16, 2000) Message Boards · Yahoo!: Gun Control Debate · CNN: Guns Under Fire · SeattleInsider.com: Gun Control News Sources · Yahoo! News Search · Baltimore Sun: Gun Violence · CNN: Guns Under Fire · New American: Gun Control · NY Times: America Under the Gun Related Full Coverage · School Violence Yahoo! Categories · Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act · Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms · Firearms Policy More... Monday August 6 1:33 PM ET Calif. High Court Finds Gunmaker Not Liable SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a major defeat for gun control advocates, California's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that firearms manufacturers cannot be held legally responsible for the criminal use of their weapon. The Supreme Court justices found that Miami-based Navegar Inc. could not be sued over a 1993 attack in which a disgruntled businessman used a Navegar-made TEC-DC9 military assault pistol to kill nine people, including himself, in a San Francisco office building. With its decision, the California court joins a growing list of federal and state courts which have ruled against liability for gunmakers -- undercutting gun control activists who want to sue them for what they see as negligence in marketing weapons used in crimes. The California case, thrown out of court in 1997, was reinstated by a state appeals court two years later which said it was conceivable that Navegar had been negligent in promoting the TEC-DC9, a weapon frequently used in crime and part of the arsenal used by teenage killers in the Columbine High School massacre. In its 5-1 decision Monday, however, the state's top court said Navegar could not found negligent ``because the Legislature has declared as a matter of public policy that a gun manufacturer may not be held liable.'' Email this story - View most popular  |  Printer-friendly format Archived Stories by Date: Aug 05 Aug 04 Aug 03 Aug 02 Aug 01 Jul 31 Jul 30 Jul 29 Jul 28 Jul 27 Jul 26 Jul 25 Jul 24 Jul 23 Jul 22 Jul 21 Jul 20 Jul 19 Jul 18 Jul 17 Jul 16 Jul 15 Jul 14 Jul 13 Jul 12 Jul 11 Jul 10 Jul 09 Jul 08 Jul 07 News Resources Message Boards: Post/Read Msgs Conversations: View (1 discussion) | Start a live discussion ADVERTISEMENT  Weekly Specials

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