gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoCops and gun owners could get immunity from most wrongful death lawsuits under proposed Louisiana legislationlailluminator.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squaretallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-29 months agoI think that what started this was the effort to go after firearms manufacturers – who really don’t have much to do with how a firearm is used – for wrongful deaths. That got blocked back in 2005. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_in_Arms_Act So I figure someone looked at that law and figured “okay, extend to the person using the firearm”.
I think that what started this was the effort to go after firearms manufacturers – who really don’t have much to do with how a firearm is used – for wrongful deaths. That got blocked back in 2005.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_in_Arms_Act
So I figure someone looked at that law and figured “okay, extend to the person using the firearm”.