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Yet Another Reckless Suit Rejected
It seems that judicial defeats for the gun-ban movement are following
the old saying, "When it rains, it pours." The
latest string of court
losses for anti-gunners began in Arizona two weeks ago, on August 3,
when the City of Tucson was ordered to pay $22,375.32 in attorneys' fees
resulting from a challenge to a city policy regarding gun shows that was
struck down because it violated Arizona's statewide preemption law.
Last week's California and
New York rulings quickly followed, and this
week, we are back in Arizona.
On Tuesday, the
Arizona Superior Court, Pima County,
rejected another attempt to hold a gun maker responsible
for the actions of violent, predatory criminals. The suit arose from
the 1999 murder of two employees during the robbery of a Tucson Pizza
Hut.
Christopher Huerstel and Kajornsak Prasertphong were convicted of
the murders and sentenced to death, but the families of the murder
victims, aided by attorneys that work closely with anti-gun
organizations, filed a civil suit that included
Glock, Inc.,
Centerfire, Inc. (a Tucson gun store), and
McMann's Roadrunner ( a gun show
promoter) as defendants. The court dismissed the suit, ruling, in
essence, that you can't hold law-abiding gun makers and distributors
accountable for the actions of criminals.
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