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| Parents Of Mass Shooting Victim Sued Ammo Dealer – Now They Face Bankruptcy |
| 2017-08-09 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna 2012 was a devastating year for gun rights in America. Together, the Aurora shooting and the Sandy Hook shooting galvanized the gun control movement, leading to the passing of a slew of unconstitutional firearm laws across the country. Amid the Left’s panic over privately owned "assault" weapons that were used in these incidents, was the tragic case of Lonnie and Sandy Phillips. They were the parents of a woman who was killed by James Holmes. They responded by suing the popular ammunition supplier known as Lucky Gunner, because the company had sold Holmes ammunition that was used in the attack. From the beginning, it was obvious that their lawsuit would go nowhere. There was no legal basis for it, because Lucky Gunner had done nothing illegal. In fact, the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was put in place specifically to protect gun companies like Lucky Gunner from frivolous lawsuits like this. Simply put, gun companies can’t be held liable for the criminal actions of their customers, no more than a cutlery company can be sued by the victims of knife attacks. So it’s no surprise that their case was recently thrown out by the courts. But not only was it thrown out, the couple has been ordered to pay Lucky Gunner’s $200,000 legal fees. Don't know about you, but I'm all sympathy |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #15 They should sue the Brady campaign and their attorneys for "bad advice". They should have never started this shit, even given their tragedy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-08-09 21:21 |
| #14 I agree with #9. Those lawyers knew going in, this would be the outcome. If they didn't, they should be disbarred for stupidity. |
| Posted by: bbrewer126 2017-08-09 21:17 |
| #13 Gee if we were SJWs we'd no doubt start a FB/IG/Twit campaign to embarress/harass the Brady Bunch into picking up the tab - might cut down on their exec salaries a bit. |
| Posted by: Zorba Phomoter8469 2017-08-09 19:09 |
| #12 These idiots will file bankruptcy. Lucky Gunner will still be stuck with the legal bill. Mission accomplished. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2017-08-09 19:08 |
| #11 You'll note that the Brady Campaign didn't offer to sue on their behalf. Now the Brady folks will use this as a reason why the 2005 Act needs to be changed. Because fairness. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-08-09 18:32 |
| #10 This reads like the Phillips' went into this thinking it wasn't going to be 'loser pays'. If you knew that from the start, I'd think 3/4 of all past and current lawsuits would not have been filed. |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-08-09 17:45 |
| #9 Their lawyer(s) should be censured and forced to pay at least half on penalty of disbarment. |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-08-09 17:26 |
| #8 Fred, I found your missing /sarc/ tag. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2017-08-09 17:20 |
| #7 Who is the villian here? The Brady Campaign. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-08-09 15:51 |
| #6 Sue the Brady Campaign, as a last resort. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-08-09 15:41 |
| #5 acting on the Brady Campaign’s advice A good point, Chunky Prince of the Giants7198. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-09 15:10 |
| #4 OK _ contrarian take, sorta. A couple devastated by the murder of their child acting on the Brady Campaign’s advice sues a gun company. Who is the villian here? |
| Posted by: Chunky Prince of the Giants7198 2017-08-09 14:49 |
| #3 Life is hard. It's harder when you are stupid! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2017-08-09 13:57 |
| #2 A good example and a horrible lesson |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-08-09 13:50 |
| #1 I have no sympathy. Just righteous glee. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-08-09 13:38 |