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In reply to the discussion: Sandy Hook Parents Suing Firearms Manufacturer [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)15. I agree, this isn't the way to go. Better to secure public bldgs....
If people want to dissuade mass murders in schools, then it is best to harden, secure and hire armed guards to patrol schools. (Currently, there are over 20,000 armed LEOs in the 100,000 schools of America. That is not nearly enough.) These armed personnel, though anemic in number, have been assigned to schools for years with no significant objection; as a child in the 50s, we had an armed LEO visit our 4th grade and explain what he did.
Not all securing actions need to rely on armed personnl. Buildings can be hardened, entries and exits can be tightened up, safe rooms can be constructed. This is far better than relying on SLAPP suits to "get back" at manufacturers.
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If/when they lose they will also be liable for the court costs and legal fees of the gun makers
DonP
Feb 2016
#4
Nothing has actually been accomplished by this, and probably won't be
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#9
Just like the M1 rifles that you are authorized to have shipped directly to your house:
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#12
Lots of mass shootings with M1 Carbines these days? Or M-1s , or '03s for that matter?
jmg257
Feb 2016
#25
Yes - you certainly would want some commonality. Top of my list would also be effectiveness,
jmg257
Feb 2016
#31
All rifles combined accounted for 248 reported murders in 2014, out of ~12,000.
benEzra
Feb 2016
#65
It's all in the reload, I've gotten 25-30 rounds out of a 5 shot pump shotgun
Lurks Often
Feb 2016
#48
Sweet! Very good! I saw video of some guy doing reloads with a Beretta 1301 (SA),
jmg257
Feb 2016
#49
No tactical advantage to having a weapon with a large capacity removable magazine?
jmg257
Feb 2016
#36
Not that it's any consolation but Lanza was dropping half-spent magazines.
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#53
I heard once that a mathematician and an engineer were placed in a room with
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2016
#61
The lawyer, not the parents and survivor. *They* seem sincere, if misguided
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2016
#13
How come the government never gets sued for the guns they lose or sell; that get misused?
JonathanRackham
Feb 2016
#20
Huh - I thought this indicated the plaintiff's argument - whose "side" I don't agree with, BTW.
jmg257
Feb 2016
#41