Yes, but only dealers

I feel that the dealer is not at fault if a thorough background search was completed and results were positive.

No, People should not be allowed to sue the gun dealers for gun violence. That is like saying you should be able to sue car manufacturers and car dealers for hit and runs, and fatal car crashes.

It isn't the dealer's fault in certain occasions, but if a buyer passes all requirements then the firearm is the buyers responsibility.

the victims of gun violence should not be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers because they just sell and build the gun. they don't use the guns after that. so its the person that did the act should be sued.

No victims of gun violence should not be able to sue the manufacturers because they weren't the ones that used the gun in the wrong way they should sue the person that tried to kill them but the manufacturers only made the gun so they did nothing wrong.

Dealers can't be held responsible, it would be a double standard. For example, car companies can't be responsible for car crashes that are not their fault.

Dealers can't be held responsible, it would be a double standard. For example, car companies can't be responsible for car crashes that are not their fault.

gun dealers shouldnt be at fault for gun violence its not there fault people are killing eachother and just so happen to use guns

Dealers can't be held responsible, it would be a double standard. For example, car companies can't be responsible for car crashes that are not their fault.

Manufacturers should never be held responsible for how customers use their products unless they knowingly encouraged illegal or unsafe actions

This insinuates that if you sell a used car if the person you sold the car to kills people in an accident, you are liable for those deaths. A product seller should not be held liable for what the customer does with their product when it has legal uses.

All dealers should run a background check and ensure that the customer is capable of handling and properly storing the gun as well as being mentally strong enough to not use it for the wrong things. If a customer doesn't comply with these things in any way, the person should not be able to purchase a firearm.

No you shouldn’t be able to sue dealers because they weren’t the one committing the crimes, people kill people, not guns

If you get hit by a car it is the fault of the operator, not the manufacturer or the dealer who sold you the car. Gun dealers are already required to perform a background check, if it comes up clean there is no reason to not be granted a firearm. It is not the fault of the dealer who was operating legally that a crime was committed with a product they sold.

Until Home Depot is sued for people getting killed with hammers they sold, gun dealers shouldn't be liable for the actions of people they sell guns to.

It depends on what they are using the guns for and why they are going to use them for that certain reason

I agree if the dealer did not correctly evaluate their client but assistance should be provided to gun dealers.

It isn't the manufacturers or the dealers fault that someone who went through the long process of getting a gun used it for the wrong purposes.

Gun dealers are not liable for what they sell. They don't know the actions their customers are going to do

if the person fails the beckground check and still get the gun sold to them hen they should be held accountable but no if they dont fail it.

Dealers are not the issue. They are simply making a sale, using form systems that are (admittidly) out of date. the ATF 4473 form intrudes unreasonably on individuals stances and not their ability to be able to handle a firearm. There should be a general safety section added regarding things like "treat every weapon as if its loaded" and "never point at something you arent willing to kill, maim, or destroy"

if you reduce the access to weapons built to protect then you make americans less safe. americans have the right to buy whatever tool of destruction is fit for the job.

Should the person fulfill all the requirements along with passing all the tests, then the dealer should never be held responsible. Similarly to how car dealers aren't responsible for those who crash their vehicles once purchased. It is as if you buy a house, it burns down, and expect the previous owner to pay for it.

No, victims should sue the dealers not the manufacturers, as it was the dealers who gave the guns to the suspect. The manufacturer does not play a part in this discussion.

Again if I die because of a product I bought it’s not their fault it’s mine because I was the one who screwed up

If you sold your friend a car and then they committed a hit-and-run then the fault of the hit-and-run shouldn't fall on you for dealing the car to your friend.

Rather than accuse the maker of the weapon (unless the weapon is illegalized in the country), bring the punishment down upon the heads of those who were more directly involved in the crime.

same as the previous answers not dealers fault that the person bought the gun and decided to shoot a man

The founding fathers intended for all Americans to have the right to bear arms in case of the defense of freedom from tyranny.

If they pass the legally required background check who is a dealer to deny a sale to an eligible buyer

I believe the dealers have nothing to do with how the gun is used. They aren't telling you to go out and abuse the power of the firearms.

The dealers and manufactuers had nothing to do with the decision that a person made to use guns against another person. The dealer is simply making a living.

Gun companies can’t be held liable for people using gun in an inappropriate manner. It’s essentially the same as suing ford if a drug driver kills somebody with their truck.

Unless the firearms dealers practiced illegally then they have did no wrong and shouldn't be sued for their job.

the "dealer" doesn't know what the person wanted the firearm for. if it was obvious that they intended harm on another through use of the firearm, it would not have been sold to them.

It still makes no sense for them to be held accountable just because the sold the gun to them legally.

If you can sue a firearms dealer, then you can sue Dodge Automobile Company for the Charlottesville car attack. It is out of the dealer's control after it is sold, so they can't be held liable

But there is not real way to tell who is gonna do what and snap it could be a calm person very quiet or it can be a mad man most likely not because they express their anger in the other ways like screaming and exersice.