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Guns are already being touted as "the next tobacco." The breakthrough lawsuit came last year, when a jury in Brooklyn, N.Y., held 15 gun manufacturers liable for negligently distributing handguns that were later used in crimes. At least 30 cities and counties have filed lawsuits against gun manufacturers, and the industry is running scared. Smith & Wesson, the oldest and largest handgun manufacturer in the U.S., agreed last month to adopt several kinds of safety measures--among them installing "smart-gun technology" on all its guns within three years in exchange for being dropped from numerous lawsuits. Colt has stopped making...
...this any way to run a country? Critics of law-by-trial-lawyer say it's an undemocratic way for a nation to decide its approach to controversial issues like handgun and tobacco regulation. The key players--the lawyers and often the judges--are unelected, and most of the critical decisions in litigation are made in secret. "The settlements are hammered out in back rooms," says Olsen. "There are going to be losers who aren't part of the negotiations...
Cambridge Police Department (CPD) Sergeant Lester J. Sullivan said one of the robbers barked "give me all your money" as he stuck a small black handgun through the window. The victims complied, handing over pagers, keys and wallets containing credit cards and $150 in cash...
Activists among the Million Moms have had more success at the grass roots than in Washington this year, persuading state and local governments from California to Connecticut to Florida to pass safety-lock requirements and restrictions on handgun purchases. And gun-control advocates have taken gunmakers to court--resulting, for example, in the deal last month in which Smith & Wesson agreed to incorporate new safety features in its handguns...
Established advocacy groups such as Handgun Control have helped Dees-Thomases and her moms refine their message, moving from a sheer expression of outrage over gun killings to a call for what they term "common-sense gun laws"--tougher background checks, longer "cooling-off" periods before buying a gun and mandatory safety locks on handguns. The Million Moms agenda also insists that Congress regulate guns the way states do automobiles: by licensing the owner and registering...