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Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:45 pm
by thatguyoverthere
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKBN1HQ31P
A Wisconsin appeals court on Thursday ruled that the daughter of a woman killed in a 2012 mass shooting can sue the operator of a firearms classified ad website from which the killer illegally bought his gun.
This is in Wisconsin, against the on-line broker Armslist.com. I haven't used them, so am not familiar with them. The way I understand it, the web site operator isn't a gun dealer, it's just a web site that puts buyers and sellers together, sort of like Craig's List or many others.

Doesn't seem like a good precedent to me, but maybe I'm wrong? :headscratch

Anybody know anything about them or done business with them?

Re: Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:14 pm
by flechero
Maybe she should sue the murderer... or his estate, family that failed to help him or the number of others who failed him...

This is literally like suing ford over a drunk driver killing someone.

I'm hoping for a level headed jury and a reverse damages award.

Re: Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:21 pm
by Flightmare
flechero wrote:Maybe she should sue the murderer... or his estate, family that failed to help him or the number of others who failed him...

This is literally like suing ford over a drunk driver killing someone.

I'm hoping for a level headed jury and a reverse damages award.
I would argue it's more like suing Autotrader.com over a drunk driver killing someone. Suing the gun manufacturer would be akin to suing Ford.

Re: Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:45 pm
by dlh
The reporting is so vague it is difficult to know what "really" happened. Were FFLs involved? What was the paper-trail? Will try to keep up with this one.

Re: Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:50 pm
by bblhd672
Another progressive socialist lawsuit as part of the agenda. Sue us out of our guns is part of the plan.

Re: Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:57 pm
by rotor
Brady seems to be famous for this type of suit..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/vol ... a813b21e7b

Re: Lawsuit Against Gun Sale Website Allowed to Proceed

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:44 pm
by twomillenium
Maybe, they should sue Al Gore for inventing the Internet! :cool: