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Legal Victories Won by Governments Suing the Gun Industry

The gun companies' first step in every lawsuit is to ask the court to dismiss the case on legal grounds, before the government that brought the suit even has a chance to present any evidence to prove its claims. Cities and counties in many of the cases have won crucial legal decisions recognizing that they have claims on which they are entitled to proceed and denying the gun companies' motions to dismiss.