Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: "Connecticut Judge Dismisses Newtown Lawsuit Against Gun Maker" [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)in some electronic products. Just because it is "in the media" doesn't mean anything. Most people don't take the media seriously, nor should they. IIRC, it was Dr. Guber that said the media is made up of twenty-somethings who are intellectually lazy if not stupid.
I do my homework, and I don't read propaganda put out by politicians, advocacy groups, etc. For example, when Citizens United was decided, I didn't take anyone's word for it. I downloaded the decision and read it for myself. Same with Hobby Lobby, Heller, etc. Always do your own research and fact check the fact checkers. But I digress.
IOW, I didn't waste my time reading what Ted Nugent or Shannon "Monsanto Mommy" Watts said. I read the testimony of forensics and ballistics experts.
What happened was that the company who owns the technology was looking for a place to expand its monopoly market and found the scientifically and technically illiterate California legislators.