Lawfare: Suits Against Gun Companies Target Discovery of Design and Marketing Decisions

Timothy Lytton, distinguished professor at Georgia State University College of Law and editor of the book Suing the Gun Industry: A Battle at the Crossroads of Gun Control and Mass Torts, said litigation can help to push the issue of gun violence to the front of the public’s minds and also “reframe” the discussion of America’s gun … Read more

Michigan Wants to Sue Gun Makers & Sellers for Crimes Committed With Legal Guns While Letting Criminal Go Free

Michigan lawmakers – including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer – are toying with the idea of turning state courtrooms into political arenas for gun control instead of forcing criminals to stand before judges for their crimes. State legislators are considering introducing a bill that would allow victim families to sue firearm manufacturers, distributors and retailers for the heinous crimes committed by … Read more

Lucky Gunner Is Likely To Dodge This Legal Bullet, Too

As TTAG reported on Saturday, Mini Mike Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety has filed a lawsuit against Lucky Gunner on behalf of a victim of the May 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting. Gun website sold ammo to Texas teen accused of school shooting: lawsuit A gun-control group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the … Read more

Daily Digest: Another General Problem, Maura Healey Isn’t Happy, and Finding a Reason Not to Kill Obamacare

Another argument against the general? . . . What David Petraeus as Secretary of State Would Mean for Gun Owners – “(E)arlier this year Petraeus joined with Gabrielle Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, to form a gun control group, Veterans Coalition for Common Sense. That’s been widely reported. But the Secretary of State doesn’t have anything to do with … Read more