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July 14, 2021
Activist Judge Sets Course to ‘Terminate’ Semiautomatic Firearms Ammoland Inc. Posted on How to “easily” modify your rifle into a “weapon of war”… (The Lawyer’s Second Amendment Society/GunTruths.com) U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “A judge says victims of the 2019 synagogue shooting in San Diego County that killed one worshiper and wounded three can sue the manufacturer of the semiautomatic rifle and the gun shop that sold it to a teenager,” the San Francisco Chronicle rep...
July 9, 2021
SAN DIEGO — A California judge decided victims of the 2019 synagogue shooting in Poway that killed one worshiper and wounded three can sue the manufacturer of the semiautomatic rifle and the gun shop that sold it to the teenage gunman, according to a newspaper report. Superior Court Judge Kenneth Medel said Wednesday that victims and families in the synagogue shooting have adequately alleged that Smith & Wesson, the nation’s largest gunmaker, knew its AR-15-style rifle could be easily mod...
July 9, 2021
Medel said the plaintiffs may also be able to sue on their claims that Smith & Wesson negligently marketed the rifle to youths on social media and video game-style ads, the newspaper said. The judge also said the shop, San Diego Guns, could be sued for selling the weapon to John Earnest, who was 19 and lacked a hunting license that would have exempted him from California’s 21-year minimum age for owning long guns. Prosecutors say Earnest, a nursing student, opened fire with a semi-automatic r...
July 9, 2021
In this April 28, 2019 file photo, a San Diego county sheriffs deputy stands in front of the Poway Chabad Synagogue in Poway, California, following a shooting that left one woman dead and wounded three others. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File) SAN DIEGO — A California judge decided victims of the 2019 synagogue shooting near San Diego that killed one worshiper and wounded three can sue the manufacturer of the semiautomatic rifle and the gun shop that sold it to the teenage gunman, according to a...
January 7, 2021
Liquidator finds faults on both sides of RipeTime meltdown, reports potential law breaches to Companies Office 7 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read RipeTime was founded in 2016 and aimed to revolutionise quality control of the global fruit supply chain. Photo / 123rf Allegations that Kiwi intellectual property ended up in Australia after a bitter falling out between founders and funders of failed horticulture analytics start-up RipeTime have been quashed after a liquidators investigation. ...
March 9, 2013
It was only imposed in 2005 or 2006. >> well, representative adam schiff has introduced legislation which would undo the worst of this law. and it basically would say that negligence law, product liability law, these basic principles, will apply to gun companies. and that gun violence victims will have a right to their day in court, but to simply prove their case and say theyre entitled to -- victims of newtown have a right to bring a case just like everyone else. thats very promising. its very ...
March 9, 2013
Companies that make guns and sell them for a profit. joining us now is jon lowy, director of the legal action project at the brady center to prevent gun violence. mr. lowey, thanks very much for being with us. i appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> am i overstating it to say that in the united states of america, gun manufacturers have immunity from liability that no other industries have? >> youre right. i mean, theres a basic principle of civil justice which governs everyone in society. tha...
March 9, 2013
0 colorado did not have in place a mechanism at the state level to enforce that. so what passed this morning, the first bill that advanced this morning in colorado would create that mechanism at the state level to keep people who have been convicted of domestic violence related offenses or have domestic violence protection orders against them. there was a loophole that said you have to apply and get a license and get checked out to give you a concealed carry permit. but none of that had to happe...
March 9, 2013
0 with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. . theres lots to get to. todays started with economic, unemployment rate fell for the lowest in four years. well have to see how that holds up in the fay of the sequester to see how that screws up. yes, that still districts. john brennan was sworn into office using an original draft of the u.s. constitution. today the new secretary of defense, chuck hagel, took a surprise trip to afghanistan to visit the troops there and to talk a...
October 16, 2012
because the industry is up and rubbing and it just needs to make sure everything is regulated welfare play going forward. >> host: were out of time. john, do these issues weve talked about in priority sei and private sei do they move the political needle are people paying attention? >> guest: i think the universe -- make their selection based on the technology issues is diminishing small. however, they are very important issues for the economy and for the country the fact you havent se...