This was in the print Wall Street Journal today. Wish I could provide a link to this good news to fellow TFLers, but for some reason it was only available in hardcopy:
"Louisiana Passes a Bill to Prevent Gun Lawsuits"
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Lousiana lawmakers thwarted New Orlean's first-in-the-nation lawsuit that claims gun makers should be held liable for the cost of gun-related violence and accidental shootings.
A bill preventing Louisiana cities from suing the gun industry was passed by the state Senate without a dissenting vote Wednesday. It has already passed the House, and Governor Mike Foster said he will sign it "as soon as it hits my desk."
"The problem with all the national gun legislation is that it won't stop violence," Mr. Foster said. "The way to stop violence is to put people in jail who use guns. There's not enough prosecution."
The measure has a retroactive clause nullifying the suit filed in the fall by New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, who claimed that gun makers should be held responsible for makng a product without adequate safety devices.
Mr. Morial said the City will proceed with its lawsuit and challenge the law in court.
Separately, Boston became the latest city to file litigation against the gun industry. The suit, filed against 31 gun makers, seeks more than $100 million in damages for police, fire, and medical expenses caused by gun violence, as well as for increased security costs and declines in real-estate values.
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I'm up in the Northeast and I'm seriously thinking about calling down to Louisiana to say, "Good thinking and job well done!"
~ Blue Jays ~
"Louisiana Passes a Bill to Prevent Gun Lawsuits"
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Lousiana lawmakers thwarted New Orlean's first-in-the-nation lawsuit that claims gun makers should be held liable for the cost of gun-related violence and accidental shootings.
A bill preventing Louisiana cities from suing the gun industry was passed by the state Senate without a dissenting vote Wednesday. It has already passed the House, and Governor Mike Foster said he will sign it "as soon as it hits my desk."
"The problem with all the national gun legislation is that it won't stop violence," Mr. Foster said. "The way to stop violence is to put people in jail who use guns. There's not enough prosecution."
The measure has a retroactive clause nullifying the suit filed in the fall by New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, who claimed that gun makers should be held responsible for makng a product without adequate safety devices.
Mr. Morial said the City will proceed with its lawsuit and challenge the law in court.
Separately, Boston became the latest city to file litigation against the gun industry. The suit, filed against 31 gun makers, seeks more than $100 million in damages for police, fire, and medical expenses caused by gun violence, as well as for increased security costs and declines in real-estate values.
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I'm up in the Northeast and I'm seriously thinking about calling down to Louisiana to say, "Good thinking and job well done!"
~ Blue Jays ~