Wry Catcher
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- #41
No, I'm not insane.
Actually, you are, you Can't Understand Normal Thought.
You Windbag seem to be rather ignorant, "you can sue a ham sandwhich in the United States". And if the elements are proved to a jury, you can collect.
Yep, and there are scumbag attorneys who will do it. BUT if you try it in California, be prepared for blowback in the form of frivolous lawsuit charges.
Justia :: California Civil Jury Instructions (CACI) 1501. Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings
So, CAN they really sue the owner of a stolen gun used in a crime?
It depends; IF the gun was reported stolen, then no. But if no report is filed, it is possible, but unlikely that such a suit could be pursued.
You're a joke. See:
Abstract: Professor McClurg is co-editor (with David B. Kopel and Brannon P. Denning) of Gun Control and Gun Rights, a new firearms policy textbook published by the New York University Press. McClurg has written a trilogy of law review articles advocating the safe storage of firearms. Below, he offers a substantially modified, enhanced, and updated version of a presentation he made at the University of Connecticut School of Laws Guns and Liability In America symposium in March 2000. He argues that unsafe firearm storage constitutes negligence under tort law. McClurg advocates civil liability for gun deaths and injuries caused by unsafe storage as a way to deter unreasonably dangerous conduct.
Link: http://www.saf.org/journal/14/lock,stockandbarrel.pdf
Probative evidence that a suit filed as suggested is not "frivolous".