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Gun maker gets Newtown lawsuit moved to federal court
WSFA-TV / The Associated Press ^ | January 23, 2015 | Pat Eaton-Robb

Posted on 01/23/2015 6:35:57 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gun maker Remington has moved a lawsuit by families of those shot in the Sandy Hook school massacre from state to federal court, where at least one expert says it has less chance of succeeding.

Nine families sued Remington and others in Bridgeport Superior Court in December arguing the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting should not have been sold for civilian use because of its overwhelming firepower. A 10th family joined the lawsuit adding a wrongful death claim....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: banglist; newtown; remington; sandyhook
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Remington = Bushmaster?


21 posted on 01/23/2015 7:00:25 AM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They should sue the government for “allowing” these guns to be sold.


22 posted on 01/23/2015 7:01:59 AM PST by CPOSharky (I was born with nothing, and I still have most of it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was passed by the U.S. Senate on July 29, 2005, by a vote of 65-31.

It was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on October 20, 2005, by a vote of 283-144.

On October 26, 2005, it was signed by President George W. Bush and became Public Law 109-92.


23 posted on 01/23/2015 7:02:26 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I honestly feel quite badly for these families. My wife and I have 2 kids in grade/middle school, and we expect that they will be coming home everyday, not being put into a box. No one deserves this.

OTOH, suing the manufacturer of a legal item that is used legally and without any harm by 99.99999% of its owners is absurd. I could see suing the school for failing to provide security, or suing the state for preventing any of the school employees from carrying firearms, but not the manufacturer.

This going to federal court is the best of news, because the court must consider Heller and rule that there is a failure to state a claim. Remington made a legal product that was not defective, legally sold it to a distributor, which then turned around and legally sold it to a retail gun store, which then legally sold it to a person (the shooter’s mother) who was legally entitled under CT law to purchase the firearm in question and possess it in her home. It was ONLY the shooter’s act of stealing the weapon, transporting it into a school zone, destroying property to get into the school, and finally shooting the victims in question which caused their deaths. Remington is many layers removed from any kind of responsibility, having sold a legal product in a legal manner. It isn’t responsible for its misuse than (as has been stated multiple times just on this thread) an auto manufacturer is for the criminal misuse of one of the autos that came off of its assembly line.

I predict a dismissal for failure to state a claim.


24 posted on 01/23/2015 7:03:38 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Nine families sued Remington and others in Bridgeport Superior Court in December arguing the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting should not have been sold for civilian use because of its overwhelming firepower.

That is quite a claim about a rifle that is not legal for hunting deer in many states because of its insufficient lethality. I wish we had "loser pays" as well as federal preemption of these frivolous lawsuits. The evil and greed of people who say, "my child is dead, I hope I can get rich off that tragedy" disgusts me.

25 posted on 01/23/2015 7:03:51 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: arthurus

It would also be a violation of the Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005.


26 posted on 01/23/2015 7:03:55 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Sooth2222
The problem is "free range" mentally ill people.

Yep

27 posted on 01/23/2015 7:05:02 AM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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28 posted on 01/23/2015 7:05:36 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

-——Nine families sued Remington——

More accurately, lawyers that scrounged up 9 families as plaintiffs sued Remington

The law suit is all about squeezing legal fees from a gun manufacturer.


29 posted on 01/23/2015 7:06:28 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: arthurus
They are, after all, in Connecticut

There's your trouble

30 posted on 01/23/2015 7:07:25 AM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: CPOSharky
They should sue the government for “allowing” these guns to be sold.

It would appear that you agree with the leftist: guns are bad and shouldn't be sold. Your suggestion is contemptible.

31 posted on 01/23/2015 7:08:01 AM PST by NorthMountain (No longer TEA Party ... I'm the TAF Party)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

What’s the top one?


32 posted on 01/23/2015 7:08:20 AM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

More and more suing is just another way of buying a lottery ticket.


33 posted on 01/23/2015 7:08:23 AM PST by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: grobdriver

Not exactly.

Last time I checked, a company called the Freedom Group owns both. They also own DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, H&R, Parker, and others.

I’m not sure why “Freedom Group” is not the entity named in the illegal and illegitimate lawsuit.


34 posted on 01/23/2015 7:09:19 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: NorthMountain

I think you should consider having your sarcasm detector calibrated.


35 posted on 01/23/2015 7:10:17 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: MileHi

Top one is a Remington Model 8. Bottom is a Winchester .351 Self Loading.
That is what was offered to civilians 100 years ago.


36 posted on 01/23/2015 7:19:04 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: MileHi

NO monye in it? That would be my guess.


37 posted on 01/23/2015 7:21:24 AM PST by chesley (Obama -- Muslim or dhimmi? And does it matter?)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Cool antiques. What are they and how old are they? Thanks.


38 posted on 01/23/2015 7:21:25 AM PST by libstripper (")
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

They’re cool old autos.


39 posted on 01/23/2015 7:21:36 AM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: chesley
NO monye in it?

Then they are beyond contempt.

40 posted on 01/23/2015 7:37:17 AM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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