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NRA and MPAA/RIAA legal hypocrisy
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:07:52 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: October 20, 2005 3:56:21 PM EDT To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () g2-forward org> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: NRA and MPAA/RIAA legal hypocrisyLet me see if I understand this correctly --- software makers can be sued
and taken to the cleaners by "victims" of crime (eg, MPAA/RIAA), yet gunmakers would be protected when their products are used in the commission of
a crime. Does anyone else notice the hypocrisy here? -rick October 20, 2005 House Passes Bill to Protect Gun Industry From Lawsuits By DAVID STOUTWASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - The House of Representatives delivered the gun lobby a
cherished victory today, overwhelmingly approving a bill to protect gun manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits by crime victims. The House passed the bill, 283 to 144, with the total reflectingconsiderable support from Democrats as well as the Republican majority. The
Senate passed the bill, 65 to 31, in July, so the measure now goes to President Bush to be signed into law.Supporters and opponents of the bill have described it in starkly different terms, with backers viewing it as a way to protect the industry from suits that could bankrupt honest businessmen, and opponents seeing it as a cave-in
to the lobbying power of the National Rifle Association. < snip > In any event, today's vote is a triumph for gun manufacturers. "Lawsuits seeking to hold the firearms industry responsible for the criminal and unlawful use of its products are brazen attempts to accomplish through litigation what has not been achieved by legislation and the democratic process," said Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Republican of Wisconsin and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. < snip >http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/politics/19cnd-gun.html? ei=5094&en=94c11d7
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