SCOTUS turned it down. No dissents recorded.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/12/7784...ok-families-case-against-remington-to-proceed
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/12/7784...ok-families-case-against-remington-to-proceed
This is mind boggling. It's this type of decision that really makes me question if there's any hope of maintaining, let alone restoring, the principles of individual responsibility and freedom that the Constitution set out to establish and protect. How can there not even be a dissent? I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone.
One of my favorite educators said, "A court of law is the only place an elephant can fly." Meaning that lawyers can twist language and reasoning into such pretzels that absurd conclusions result. I get that this decision simply lets the case go forward, but even that, at a minimum, seems like a tacit endorsement of the plaintiff's claim. A gun company makes a gun. The gun is legally purchased by a woman. Later, that woman is murdered and her gun stolen by her deranged son. (I think I read once that the gun was even in a safe, although I haven't been able to find convincing support for that this go round). The monstrous son then takes the stolen gun to a school and massacres children and staff. Who in their right mind can possibly feel that any culpability for this heinous crime rests with the gun manufacturer?
Hey don't panic guys. From what I'm reading, it seems SCOTUS only turned down a motion to dismiss the case. The case will proceed and arguments will be heard. Remington can still probably win, and force the opposition to cover legal fees.
Can Remington turn around and take legal action against the criminal and their family? Using their product in a manner that is dangerous to others? In addition, can they take legal action against the local school and such, claiming the counselors failed to prevent an individual from utilizing their product in a manner not intended and cause death?
When something is used in a manner it was not intended for, in spite of warnings, what crime was committed?
And the ad is something along the lines of "recover your mancard" which was implied that if you buy their ar15 you can get your man card back.
Funny how the killer did not even buy the gun. A female, his mom, actually bought it.