Senate judiciary committee examines ‘metastasizing’ domestic terror threat in wake of Buffalo shooting
- Gun crime victims are holding the firearms industry accountable – by taking them to court
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My colleague Chris McGreal has a look at an emerging strategy among survivors of gun violence: suing firearms manufacturers despite a federal law trying to prevent such claims.
With each slaughter of innocents, the gun industry offers its sympathy, argues that even more weapons will make America safer, and gives thanks for a two-decade-old law shielding the firearms makers from legal action by the victims.