Wehle: To Do Something About Guns, We Need the Courts to Ignore the Law So Plaintiffs Can Bankrupt Firearm Manufacturers
One way to address negative externalities is for the government to intervene through subsidies, taxes, or legal constraints on the producer. But when it comes to guns, Republican legislators are overwhelmingly unwilling to take those steps. As happened with the tobacco industry, then, the most practical means of spreading the costs of gun violence … Read more
