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December 1, 1999
NAACP Files Second Lawsuit against Gunmakers
11/30/99
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has
filed a second lawsuit against the gun industry, seeking to change the
relationship between gun distributors and retailers, the Associated Press
reported Nov. 14.
The lawsuit, filed Oct. 29 in New York, calls for firearms distributors to
monitor retail gun sellers as a means of identifying those involved in
illegal sales.
"We believe that, together with firearms manufacturers, gun distributors can
and should enforce the kind of change in industry practices which will make
this nation safer for all of us," NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said.
The lawsuit also calls for gun distributors to carry liability insurance to
cover anyone harmed by their products, and to inspect retailers who sell
firearms. Lawyers for the NAACP are looking to win class-action status for
the lawsuit and sue 122 distributors.
In July, the NAACP filed a lawsuit alleging that gun makers negligently
market handguns and that such marketing practices has led to disproportionate
numbers of injuries, deaths and other damages among minorities.
>From Join Together Online[/quote]
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December 1, 1999
NAACP Files Second Lawsuit against Gunmakers
11/30/99
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has
filed a second lawsuit against the gun industry, seeking to change the
relationship between gun distributors and retailers, the Associated Press
reported Nov. 14.
The lawsuit, filed Oct. 29 in New York, calls for firearms distributors to
monitor retail gun sellers as a means of identifying those involved in
illegal sales.
"We believe that, together with firearms manufacturers, gun distributors can
and should enforce the kind of change in industry practices which will make
this nation safer for all of us," NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said.
The lawsuit also calls for gun distributors to carry liability insurance to
cover anyone harmed by their products, and to inspect retailers who sell
firearms. Lawyers for the NAACP are looking to win class-action status for
the lawsuit and sue 122 distributors.
In July, the NAACP filed a lawsuit alleging that gun makers negligently
market handguns and that such marketing practices has led to disproportionate
numbers of injuries, deaths and other damages among minorities.
>From Join Together Online[/quote]
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!