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Scheduled prior to the tragic events of uvalde. and it happened coincidentally to be in houston. but what s not a coincidence is a power of the lobbying efforts of the nra and the firearm industry. what is your reaction to the stance that they have taken consistently over time, and what can be done about it? well, my reaction is, as i detail in my book, i spent much of my career fighting against the nra from the inside. i think that the stance that the nra has taken after every mass shooting, instead of being a part of the solution, they have decided to be a part of the problem. and in so doing, it created a politics that has divided our country. and i m of the opinion that much, if not all, of the political division and ranker and chasm. the nra has decided to say not ....
Biden’s ATF is revoking mom & pop gunshop or FFLs for minor paperwork errors, which were never a concern for the ATF until Biden weaponized the agency. ....
Armscor is among the global leaders in the firearm industry today, producing popular lines of handguns, rifles, shotguns and more than 400 million cartridges annually. ....
I do. remington, of course, has denied allegations. given this victory, could using consumer protection laws become a new roadmap for going after the firearm industry? joining me now to discuss this, adam skaggs, chief counsel at the giffords law center. he also previously served as the senior counsel at every town for gun safety. adam, i feel like this settlement signals the beginning of a new dawn for gun manufacturers to have to own up to their contribution to what has become an epidemic of mass shootings. do you think i m being overly optimistic about what this settlement means? well, look, i think you put your finger on it. this is a huge and significant victory for the families. to bring this marketing in we should recognize this for what it is. it s something that is set a new precedent that there is a avenue to hold gun companies ....
How the public understands firearm industry, and the standards that is sets, or that it s willing to sink to. adam, you mentioned big tobacco, do you think this settlement with remington, like big tobacco, opens the floodgates for more lawsuits like this against, gun manufacturers? with, maybe more settlements and more accountability? or was this specific to the facts governing sandy hook in that massacre? look, i think it certainly opens the door. as i said, it creates a blueprint, a road, to hold other gun companies accountable for their sales and marketing, and some of the ways that they market their products. opening the floodgates may be overstating the case. these cases are still going to be challenging, this is not something that flips a switch, to where anybody injured in a situation with the firearm can bring it to light. ....