re: #319 zombie

I don’t and would never blame the gun manufacturers for the actions of gun-owners. I think such lawsuits (against gun-makers for gun-crimes) are nuisance suits.

However, the key difference is that gun-makers have never advertised heavily, and when they did advetise, they never hid the fact that guns can shoot people. The issue here is the deceptiveness of the advertisements, not the inherent danger of the product.

Ok, you have a point. I am disappointed I never became a rugged cowboy after smoking a cigarette.
Honestly, where’s the ad that says you’ll live longer by smoking their product? Who doesn’t know cigarettes are bad for you? They, obviously, haven’t been paying attention. Tobacco companies don’t need to hide the fact that it’s not healthy, everyone else is doing a fantastic job of shoving it down our throats already.
If you want to talk deceptiveness, then what about liquor ads? Car ads?