Gun Violence | Gun Manufacturers Should Be Held Responsible for Gun Violence

On October 30, 1998, New Orleans became the first city to sue gun makers. Mayor Marc Morial, with the assistance of the Legal Action Project of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, has filed a lawsuit against the industry for designing and marketing handguns that lack basic safety features which would prevent shootings by children, teenagers and other unauthorized users. New Orleans seeks to hold the industry accountable for the cost of police, emergency and health-care services that the city pays for due to gun injuries and deaths that would be prevented if gun manufacturers were...

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