AmyNation
Road Warrior
Lakhota's link suggests that if the gun fails, blows up in your hand and you lose an arm, you cannot sue the manufacture for making a defective product, and you cannot sue the dealer if they knowingly sell you the defective gun.
Seriously?![]()
No, if the weapon is defective you can sue. You just can't sue case Joe public used one to commit a crime, unless you can prove the manufacturer illegal sold the weapon to that individual.
How is that a bad thing?
If a manufacturer or dealer sells guns knowingly to criminals or to someone knowing they will commit a crime with it (which some do), then you should be able to sue. However you shouldn't be able to sue every time a gun is used in a crime.