In wake of school shooting, Tennessee legislature acts to protect innocent and vulnerable gun manufacturers and dealers

[essentialsaltes]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In the wake of a deadly school shooting last month, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee awarded final passage Tuesday to a proposal that would further protect gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.

 

[seeking.IAM]

Well, it's nice that TN.gov moves to protect someone. Too bad it is not school children.

 

[PsaltiChrysostom]

 

[FenderTL5]

Tennessee's Republican Governor called for the legislature to pass a "red flag" law.
Not one single GOP senator was willing to move a proposal out of committee. A Democrat Senator tried and it was summarily dismissed by the GOP.

Meanwhile, the same GOP Leadership, that expelled three members for protesting in favor of gun safety on the grounds they broke "decorum" moved to secretly protect one of their own who was sexually harassing interns.
The legislator voluntarily resigned once local news started asking too many questions.
I've said it before and I'll say it yet again; the GOP in the Tennessee Legislature is rotten to the core and could be the most corrupt body in the nation..

 

[Trogdor the Burninator]

By this point, the concern for gun manufacturers and retailers over and above the lives of children isn't a bug, it's a feature.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

I think it's fair to make a distinction between a gun manufacturer and a gun dealer (who would be selling the guns and ammo to individuals).

If a gun dealer sells a gun to someone they shouldn't have, they should obviously have to answer some questions and potentially be held accountable if they sold to someone they shouldn't.

However, manufacturers are just making the guns, they're not selling guns direct-to-consumer.

Suing a manufacturer for something someone did with the product makes about as much sense as trying to sue Ford if someone gets drunk and drives their Mustang into a school bus.


Plus, government entities, themselves, have a vested interest in making sure that manufacturers that make things for them don't get sued out of existence. The government also provides similar protections to drug companies, because there's legitimate government interest in making sure we have certain drugs and vaccines available, and allowing them to get sued out of existence due to extremely rare event (or a doctor dispensing something without doing their due diligence) would mean the end of medicinal innovation.

Likewise with guns. Military and Police entities need to be able to buy the things Smith & Wesson, Glock. and Colt produce. Allowing them to get sued out of existence because a licensed dealer wasn't doing their job with diligence, or because someone behaved immorally or irresponsibly with the product would be a major problem for the aforementioned government entities.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

Most scared, uninformed people miss the target and blame the gun. Because that is the programing narrative being sold by the fake news and promoted by the enemies of liberty.

Gun free zones kill people, and joe biden is the one who got the federal gun free zones laws passed. Resulting in a history of shooting kids .... like fish in a barrel.

 

[PsaltiChrysostom]

Most scared, uninformed people miss the target and blame the gun. Because that is the programing narrative being sold by the fake news and promoted by the enemies of liberty.

Gun free zones kill people, and joe biden is the one who got the federal gun free zones laws passed. Resulting in a history of shooting kids .... like fish in a barrel.

How many friends have you lost to gun violence? I've lost 3 in the last year alone.

 

[durangodawood]

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Gun free zones kill people, and joe biden is the one who got the federal gun free zones laws passed.....

The one?

 

[Wings like Eagles]

How many friends have you lost to gun violence? I've lost 3 in the last year alone.

Using "gun violence" ........ is like saying my friend killed in a car wreck .... was lost to car violence.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

The one?

Well ......... How Joe Biden Turned Our Schools Into Shooting Galleries

 

[PsaltiChrysostom]

Using "gun violence" ........ is like saying my friend killed in a car wreck .... died of car violence.

So the answer is no and I hope you never do.

 

[durangodawood]

Well ......... How Joe Biden Turned Our Schools Into Shooting Galleries

Well..... your site which claims to be "equipping readers with the truth" is lying to you. The bill was introduced to the Senate by Herb Kohl (D) WI

https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/2070

 

[Wings like Eagles]

"gun owners have stopped mass shootings and other murderous acts, saving countless lives"

There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders. Here's Why You Rarely Hear of Them.

While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them. On May 15, an attacker at an apartment complex in Fort Smith, Ark., fatally

www.realclearinvestigations.com

 

[Wings like Eagles]

Amy Swearer has some solutions but does not meet the narrative, so the killing continue.​

 

[essentialsaltes]

Using "gun violence" ........ is like saying my friend killed in a car wreck .... was lost to car violence.

We have laws about car safety features and licensing to make our roads safer. There are common-sense and legal safety measures that we can put in place to reduce gun violence.

 

[seeking.IAM]

Gun free zones kill people,

People in gun free countries would disagree.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

We have laws about car safety features and licensing to make our roads safer. There are common-sense and legal safety measures that we can put in place to reduce gun violence.

Correct, as Amy has been suggesting for years.

 

[Wings like Eagles]

Almost every major study on the issue has found that Americans use their firearms in self-defense between 500,000 and 3 million times annually

Second Amendment a Blessing, Not a “Curse,” in End-of-Year Examples of Defensive Gun Use

The editorial board of a major New Jersey newspaper started the year off with an anti-Second Amendment screed, decrying the right to keep and bear arms as a “curse” perpetuated by a “fanatical” interpretation created by the Supreme Court in 2008.

www.heritage.org

 

[durangodawood]

Yeah gun free zones dont make sense in a country were everyone, especially mentally ill people and convicted criminals and irresponsible minors, can acquire several with ease.