re: #143 Great White Snark

I kind of split the difference. I see no real reason why gun manufacturers should have absolute immunity from lawsuits under the law when car manufacturers don’t. On the other and I don’t think illegal use should result in a judgement by itself.

Take Paul Walker’s daughter’s suit against Porsche, it was allowed to go forward and a Judge ruled Porsche not at fault. In order to win the complaint had to prove that Porsche had created the car in a way that subverted the regulatory scheme. The courts would presumably hold the same standard in any firearm manufacturer lawsuit.

In fact prior to the federal immunity law that’s how we got many improvements to firearm safety like the transfer bar and cross bolt safety mechanisms, loaded chamber indicators and magazine disconnects. These lawsuit resultant safety improvements annoyed many purists but undoubtedly prevented some accidental discharges and some people are certainly still alive as a result.