Delaware, New Jersey Sued for Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun ManufacturersA firearm trade group has taken Delaware and New Jersey to court, seeking to overturn recently enacted laws that allow governments and individuals to sue gun manufacturers for crimes committed with their products.
The suits were filed separately on Wednesday in federal courts in Delaware and New Jersey. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a nonprofit group advocating for the firearm industry, argued that both states have “unconstitutionally vague” laws designed to hold the manufacturers and sellers of weapons liable for criminal actions that take place after weapons are legally sold.
In June, Delaware Gov. John Carney signed into law Senate Bill 302, which allows the state to sue the members of the firearms industry if the making, selling, and marketing of their products “contributes” to “public nuisance” or the endangerment of “health, safety, peace, comfort, or convenience” of the public....
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