FEATURE STORIES

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Suit Against Assault Weapon Manufacturers To Go Forward
October 3, 2005

10/3/05 - The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to block a lawsuit by the District of Columbia, as well as several D.C. residents injured or killed by gunfire, against gun manufacturers under D.C.'s Assault Weapons Manufacturing Strict Liability Act. The gun industry claimed that the Act, which makes assault weapon manufacturers and sellers strictly liable for injuries that result from the criminal use of those guns in the District, violated the U.S. Constitution and asked the Supreme Court to review the case. District Of Columbia v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.

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• Read more about the District's case.
• Click here to read more about Estate of Pascal Charlot v. Bushmaster Firearms, Inc.

Brady Center Announces Suit Against Gun Dealer For Negligent Sale Of Gun That Killed Sheriff's Investigator
October 17, 2005

Raleigh, NC (10/17/05) - The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence today filed a lawsuit on behalf of the widow of a Wake County, North Carolina Sheriff's Investigator, charging that a gun shop's negligence helped arm his killer.

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• Read the complaint.

As House Prepares To Pass Gun Immunity Law, Brady Center Vows Constitutional Attack
October 18, 2005

Washington, D.C. (10/18/05) - Lawyers at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, who have spearheaded lawsuits against negligent gun sellers and manufacturers, today said they intend to attack the constitutionality of the gun industry legal immunity bill scheduled to reach the House Floor tomorrow.

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Congress Ignores Rights Of Victims Of Gun Violence And Grants Gun Industry Sweeping Legal Immunity President Bush Urged To Reject Bill
October 20, 2005

Washington D.C. (10/20/05) - The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence today said that the House of Representatives' passage of a bill taking away the rights of gun victims is a step backwards for a country founded on the rule of law. The bill has already been approved by the Senate, and if signed into law by President Bush, would essentially place the entire gun industry beyond the bounds of civil liability law.

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Mission Accomplished:
A President Sells Out Victims Of Negligence For The Benefit Of The Gun Lobby
October 26, 2005

Washington, D.C. (10/26/05) - Michael D. Barnes, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, released the following statement:

"Today, President George W. Bush added a sad item to his legacy. He became the first President in American history to take action to immunize a specific class of businesses from virtually all civil liability. It is left to a future President, or the courts, to undo this act."

"All Americans now have a little less protection from wrongdoing than we had before, and a little less freedom to seek justice. We are all less safe from the dangers posed by irresponsible gun companies. We are all diminished by this craven act."

"Machine Gun Sammy," A Perfect Halloween Pick
October 31, 2005

Washington, D.C. (10/31/05) - How could it have gone in any other direction, from a White House that just gave blanket immunity to the gun industry, which refuses to bar terrorists from buying guns, that broke a campaign promise and put Uzis and AK-47s back on America's city streets, and insisted that records of gun purchases be destroyed before the sun sets on them twice?

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