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Yes, as long as the losing party pays all legal fees, it’s our constitutional right to sue anyone for any reason

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 @9FLM7P7 from Maryland  disagreed…2yrs2Y

No, the firearm dealers and manufacturers are not responsible for the people who have used firearms to commit crimes.

 @9FL72T9 from Texas  disagreed…2yrs2Y

You sue the person who used the gun, not the person who made it, as the person who made the gun also made guns to help prevent criminal action.

 @9FLPP5W from Alabama  disagreed…2yrs2Y

You have the right to sue but why sue the seller they have no control of what the person they sell to do with the gun.

 @B5PF79K from Mississippi  disagreed…1mo1MO

Gun liability is a smoking gun in the case of human accountability and as people mature they must realize guns aren’t the problem the problem is people

 @B4G6SL7 from Wisconsin  disagreed…3mos3MO

yes you can use anyone but there might not be enough evidence to tie weapon manufacturers to people committing illegal act with these weapons.

 @9ZQFDNFRepublican from Georgia  disagreed…8mos8MO

Yes, as long as the losing party pays all legal fees, its our constitutional right to sue anyone for any reason .

 @9MC2G2R from New York  disagreed…1yr1Y

Ok, so what’s next? Suing the wood company because your house fell on you? The gun did what it was supposed to do; it killed someone. This wasn’t some blind siding thing.

 @9M26C4Q from Illinois  disagreed…1yr1Y

I mean you can use whoever you want but if you expect to get money from someone who legally sold someone a gun that happened to do something illegal with it than I would argue that you are an idiot.

 @9MLXYBDIndependent from New York  disagreed…1yr1Y

I don't think it's ok to sue anyone for any reason for gun liability and both parties should pay the same amount.

 @9LZ5YCFIndependent from Minnesota  disagreed…1yr1Y

No, the firearm dealers and manufacturers are not responsible for the people who have used firearms to commit crimes.

 @9N8JYJVLibertarian  from Kentucky  disagreed…1yr1Y

The First Amendment right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” has been wrongly, over broadly interpreted as a right for anyone to sue anyone for any reason.

Unless the government manufacturered or distributed that weapon, it's a non sequitur.

 @9FLJYZT from Indiana  disagreed…2yrs2Y

unless it is a major company then a proven person would need a sponsor in case their case is lost so that is why they can pay the legal fees.

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