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Illinois family seeks to sue gun manufacturer over boy's death
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| 8-30-09
| C. Rizo
Posted on 08/30/2009 12:10:48 PM PDT by Ja7430
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:10:48 PM PDT
by
Ja7430
To: Ja7430
I have no doubts that this court will overturn and allow the lawsuit to go on.
To: Ja7430
“Illinois family seeks to sue gun manufacturer over boy’s death”
Did the weapon malfunction somehow?
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:14:25 PM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Every time one of them croaks, freedom is just that much more safe)
To: Ja7430
From the article:
Adames was killed after his friend, 13-year-old Billy Swan, aimed and fired a Beretta 92FS semiautomatic pistol at him. The gun belonged to Swan’s father, a Cook County sheriff’s deputy who was working as a correctional officer.
Court papers say Swan took the magazine clip out of the gun before firing it, but a single bullet that had remained in the chamber killed Adames.
A lawsuit was filed against Beretta U.S.A. Corp. and Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, among other defendants, claiming that the gun maker failed to warn users that simply removing the clip did not render the gun safe.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:16:35 PM PDT
by
Atlas Sneezed
(Socialism: The sin of envy, masquerading as a political movement.)
To: Ja7430
Well, then I hope that knife, hammer, candlestick, rope and manufacturers of pretty much anything nor made from Nerf are ready for the onslaught of cases against them.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:17:03 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: Ja7430
If they win this one, just think of the new, wide, wide world of "lawsuits" that the people will have opened up to them. Cars, motorcycles, knives, rope, anything! Woo hoo! The New, Hopey Changey "american Dream"!
sarc/
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:17:45 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Dude! Where's my country?)
To: Ja7430
It’s unfortuate that they experienced the loss of their child, but the protection of lawful commerce in arms act isn’t going anywhere.
No intellectually honest person can draw a line from the unlawful end use of a firearm to the manufacturer unless it’s old Bill Ruger himself pulling the trigger.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:18:28 PM PDT
by
Dayman
(My 1919a4 is named Charlotte. When I light her up she has the voice of an angel.)
To: Beelzebubba
This is why we have labels that tell you not to use your blow dryer in the shower.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:19:21 PM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
To: Beelzebubba
claiming that the gun maker failed to warn users that simply removing the clip did not render the gun safe.
#1 rule of gun safety is treat all weapons as if they are loaded.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:21:32 PM PDT
by
Duckdog
(If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
To: FlingWingFlyer
It’s good to be a lawyer, I guess.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:22:24 PM PDT
by
Flag_This
(No, Massoud, there are no men left in Washington.)
To: Beelzebubba
Adames was killed after his friend, 13-year-old Billy Swan, aimed and fired a Beretta 92FS semiautomatic pistol at him. The gun belonged to Swans father, a Cook County sheriffs deputy who was working as a correctional officer. Court papers say Swan took the magazine clip out of the gun before firing it, but a single bullet that had remained in the chamber killed Adames. I didn't believe that the 92FS would fire without its magazine.
However, what's with people not clearing their weapons?
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:23:39 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: Grunthor
"Did the weapon malfunction somehow?" No, of course not. It performed exactly as advertised. The obvious criminal failure here is with the Libtard parents who were criminally negligent in teaching their children basic gun safety.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:25:01 PM PDT
by
Desron13
(If you constantly vote between the lesser of two evils then evil is your ultimate destination.)
To: Duckdog
“A lawsuit was filed against Beretta U.S.A. Corp. and Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, among other defendants, claiming that the gun maker failed to warn users that simply removing the clip did not render the gun safe.”
I’m a “wheel gun” guy, but I find it hard to believe that this is not covered in the literature one receives when buying a Beretta. Is this true?
To: Beelzebubba
“A lawsuit was filed against Beretta U.S.A. Corp. and Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, among other defendants, claiming that the gun maker failed to warn users that simply removing the clip did not render the gun safe.”
This reminds of an incident I read a few years ago about a now deceased imbecile who played Russian Roulette with a .45 automatic. Should have gone second...
As a friend who’s a highway engineer is fond of saying re: his job, “The problem with making something foolproof is that fools are so inventive.”
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:26:10 PM PDT
by
Exeter
(A government that doesn't trust its people is a government that shouldn't be trusted.)
To: Ja7430
A lawsuit was filed against Beretta U.S.A. Corp. and Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, among other defendants, claiming that the gun maker failed to warn users that simply removing the clip did not render the gun safe. I understand tremendous grief and how it affects the ability to think clearly, but that claim as grounds for a lawsuit is stupid. The lawyer bringing this suit should have to pay all court costs as I can't imagine they can win.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:26:53 PM PDT
by
GBA
To: Ja7430
I bet Sotomayer just can’t wait to have this case come across her desk.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:29:11 PM PDT
by
gop4lyf
(Obama wants to raise taxes and kill babies. Palin wants to raise babies and kill taxes.)
To: Ja7430
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:30:45 PM PDT
by
HighlyOpinionated
(At Thermopylae, 1 Million Persians lost 20 Thousand yet failed to disarm 300 Spartans. Molon Labe!)
To: SIDENET
Just tried it with my 92FS. It will fire with mag removed.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:31:17 PM PDT
by
CTOCS
(Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.)
To: Ja7430
I’m going to sue Microsoft for the D I got on my essay, written on Word.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:32:29 PM PDT
by
Julia H.
(Freedom of speech and freedom from criticism are mutually exclusive.)
To: Ja7430
The family of Joshua Adames want the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 overturned, a move that would allow them to sue a gun manufacturer over the 13-year-old boy's accidental death. Gosh, for the "size of our deficit under obama"th time.
Follow.....the ....money.
It will be done until money is no longer worth the paper it is printed on.
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posted on
08/30/2009 12:32:30 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
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