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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

 

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

 

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

The son stole it after he killed his mom

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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

The son stole it after he killed his mom

That's right Steve, she didn't buy it for him and he stole it. They are lying and making things up and have no standing to sue.

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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

The son stole it after he killed his mom

 

For any further discussion about the justification for the lawsuit... I defer to post #94.

 

I was at Sandyhook, too.

Somewhere in the tale, I vaguely recall, mom bought it because he wasn't old enough to buy one.

Legally it was hers...

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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

 

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

 

The son stole it after he killed his mom

 

For any further discussion about the justification for the lawsuit... I defer to post #94.

 

I was at Sandyhook, too.

Somewhere in the tale, I vaguely recall, mom bought it because he wasn't old enough to buy one.

Legally it was hers...

 

If that’s the case, sounds like a possible straw purchase

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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

 

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

 

The son stole it after he killed his mom

 

For any further discussion about the justification for the lawsuit... I defer to post #94.

 

I was at Sandyhook, too.

Somewhere in the tale, I vaguely recall, mom bought it because he wasn't old enough to buy one.

Legally it was hers...

 

Never heard that and I have followed the story from the beginning including the inconsistencies and the official story was that it was hers and he took it from her after he killed her.

 

Can you show one news story or official story that says she bought it for him? Vaguely recall sounds like conjecture.

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Remington didn't sell it to the shooter anyway, so how can they sue? His mom bought it and didn't commit any crime or break any laws. They are suing for the legal actions of a criminal's family member too which sets more bad precedents.

 

It's beyond my scope and probably yours, too. I'd guess there is justification or it wouldn't get this far.

I recall that mom bought it for her son... Ya don't buy something your son doesn't like and won't use?

 

The son stole it after he killed his mom

 

For any further discussion about the justification for the lawsuit... I defer to post #94.

 

I was at Sandyhook, too.

Somewhere in the tale, I vaguely recall, mom bought it because he wasn't old enough to buy one.

Legally it was hers...

 

If that’s the case, sounds like a possible straw purchase

 

So, if that actually is the case, how does that affect the standing of the suit against Remington and its advertising? I really want to see the advertising that caused someone to commit a Federal felony so that another person could commit a mass shooting?

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So, if that actually is the case, how does that affect the standing of the suit against Remington and its advertising? I really want to see the advertising that caused someone to commit a Federal felony so that another person could commit a mass shooting?

 

It would be more like when you buy that pink Cricket for your daughter on her 9th birthday and keep it secured for her use when you the range or plinking on your back 40 dad or mom. It's hers, but legally it's yours. Straw purchase? I don't think so.

 

She's dead. He's dead. The lawsuit doesn't involve either of them.

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Can you show one news story or official story that says she bought it for him? Vaguely recall sounds like conjecture.

Nope.

Go buy a pink Cricket for your 9 year old daughter... is it hers or yours?

Where did you get that, can you post one source that says she bought it for him?

 

 

Dude... she's dead. He's dead. Maybe the survivors have standing. It's not about the shooter or how he got the gun... it's about the survivors and Remington and their marketing. Stupid? Probably. Worth arguing a point no one can win? Not at all!

 

Minutiae.

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Can you show one news story or official story that says she bought it for him? Vaguely recall sounds like conjecture.

 

Nope.

Go buy a pink Cricket for your 9 year old daughter... is it hers or yours?

 

Where did you get that, can you post one source that says she bought it for him?

 

Dude... she's dead. He's dead. Maybe the survivors have standing. It's not about the shooter or how he got the gun... it's about the survivors and Remington and their marketing. Stupid? Probably. Worth arguing a point no one can win? Not at all!

 

Minutiae.

 

They don't have standing because Remington and their marketing have nothing to do with the deaths.

 

They are part of the conspiracy and financed by Bloomberg and using children and emotional blackmail to take away our rights and make gun makers go out of business. The courts should not fall for it, especially the Supreme Court.

 

It's not minutiae, I don't understand how you can say maybe they have standing and make excuses for them and why you always take the side of antis.

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Can you show one news story or official story that says she bought it for him? Vaguely recall sounds like conjecture.

 

Nope.

Go buy a pink Cricket for your 9 year old daughter... is it hers or yours?

 

Where did you get that, can you post one source that says she bought it for him?

 

Dude... she's dead. He's dead. Maybe the survivors have standing. It's not about the shooter or how he got the gun... it's about the survivors and Remington and their marketing. Stupid? Probably. Worth arguing a point no one can win? Not at all!

 

Minutiae.

 

They don't have standing because Remington and their marketing have nothing to do with the deaths.

 

They are part of the conspiracy and financed by Bloomberg and using children and emotional blackmail to take away our rights and make gun makers go out of business. The courts should not fall for it, especially the Supreme Court.

 

It's not minutiae, I don't understand how you can say maybe they have standing and make excuses for them and why you always take the side of antis.

 

I don’t know and either do you. But there’s a court that is letting this proceed. I’d guess some good amount of time has been put into thinking this through by the court. Heck... it might turn out in our favor.

 

Early call tomorrow so it’s bedtime. Sleep in peace!

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Can you show one news story or official story that says she bought it for him? Vaguely recall sounds like conjecture.

 

Nope.

Go buy a pink Cricket for your 9 year old daughter... is it hers or yours?

 

Where did you get that, can you post one source that says she bought it for him?

 

Dude... she's dead. He's dead. Maybe the survivors have standing. It's not about the shooter or how he got the gun... it's about the survivors and Remington and their marketing. Stupid? Probably. Worth arguing a point no one can win? Not at all!

 

Minutiae.

 

They don't have standing because Remington and their marketing have nothing to do with the deaths.

 

They are part of the conspiracy and financed by Bloomberg and using children and emotional blackmail to take away our rights and make gun makers go out of business. The courts should not fall for it, especially the Supreme Court.

 

It's not minutiae, I don't understand how you can say maybe they have standing and make excuses for them and why you always take the side of antis.

 

I don’t know and either do you. But there’s a court that is letting this proceed. I’d guess some good amount of time has been put into thinking this through by the court. Heck... it might turn out in our favor.

 

Early call tomorrow so it’s bedtime. Sleep in peace!

 

I hope it turns in our favor, good night!

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The advertising they've been referencing on the various news outlets has been the following picture from what I've seen. Even though it's NOT a Remington advertisement... (i know they own BM though)

 

bushmaster-man-card-banner.jpg

 

 

Was he using Brute?

Are they being sued as well?

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Did they check his pockets and find chapstick?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ISLoRwR7BKI/T018ubwDfUI/AAAAAAAAAFI/LAqiC0uUq2M/s1600/Creativity+Final_reviseLeo+3.jpg

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From CNBC:

 

Remington argued that its actions were protected under a 2005 law that shields gun makers from liability for crimes committed with their products. That law, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, has come under new scrutiny amid a rise in mass shootings.

 

An exception in the law, provided in cases where the gun manufacturer knowingly violated the law through its marketing practices, paved the way for the families to launch their suit. They claim that Remington marketed the weapon as a highly lethal weapon designed for purposes that are illegal namely, killing other human beings.

SCOTUS likes to let the lower courts sort things out without interfering, if they can avoid it. It could be more about that than the merits of the case.

IMO were underestimating a rather brilliant legal trap the antis are setting.

 

So heres Remington with a PR department, boardroom investors, and the negative media spotlight. They wont say 2nd Amendment, all enemies foreign and domestic, mic drop. They will play the public image friendly NSSF sporting goods/competition angle. If they do theres a very good chance theyll lose this case setting a precedence.

 

Activist judges on the lower courts are attempting to cede their handgun bans in exchange to redefining DC vs Heller the power to arbitrarily limit gun types/feature. On rational basis rather than strict scrutiny. Thomas and Scalia directly called this out in the dissent for not hearing Friedman vs Highland Park. Referenced here http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=71911&p=1210220

 

This highlights the faustian bargain we make when defending the AR as a piece of sporting equipment to not offend delicate sensibilities. Remington will fall for this same trap opening up the floodgates of lawsuits until a manufacturer with deep enough pockets takes a stand and supports the 2nd amendment as its intended. Shutting down these lower courts, cities, and states.

 

Deadly sporting equipment is not a constitutional right, a deadly weapon is a well regulated weapon in the parlance of 1791. Advertising as such would be fair game, just like the features listed on a box of personal defense ammo.

 

If you by a Porsche thats marketed to go 0-60 in 3 secs and tops out at 190 mph. Is porsche on the hook for damages if you operate it at that level and crash into a school yard full of kid, on purpose or not, doing so? inquiring minds want to know.

Most likely yes, given this case of the Carrera GT, even with other named defendants being deemed negligent. Porsche paid 8% in a 4.5 million dollar lawsuit in an amateur track accident. They also settled for an undisclosed amount in the death of Paul Walker where the driver was deemed to be breaking the law. These lawsuits argued the Carrera GTs performance and handling demanded a skilled race car driver therefore should not of been sold to the public. https://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/24/4-5-million-awarded-in-porsche-carrera-gt-case/

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/paul-walkers-daughter-settles-wrongful-death-lawsuit-porsche/story?id=50694081

 

The infamous lawn darts ban

https://web.archive.org/web/20101216065043/http://cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml97/97122.html

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Folks should not read too much into the denial of the cert petition. On July 30th of this year, SCOTUS denied an application for a stay of the district court proceedings in what must be the nuttiest lawsuit ever to survive a motion to dismiss, Juliana v. United States.

 

This case did not present a Second Amendment question. The question presented was, "The question presented is whether the PLCAA’s predicate exception encompasses alleged violations of broad, generally applicable state statutes, such as the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, which forbids “unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce.” Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b(a)."

This case is a long way from the plaintiffs winning a dime. And if the plaintiffs lose, they will have to pay the defendants' attorney fees and costs.
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My understanding is that the short version of the argument is that, by targeting men who may feel like their masculinity is being persecuted or questioned, Remington is attempting to sell guns to the people least likely to be responsible owners. Personally, I think it's a stupid ad, but the world is full of stupid ads that capitalize on people's insecurities. Too fat and ugly? We'll make you thin and beautiful. Etc. My "man card" doesn't depend on what firearm I do or do not own.

 

Even if Remington was purposefully targeting marginal individuals for firearm ownership, I think it's a logical leap to say that Remington's ad was a crucial element that would inevitably cause some Remington owner somewhere to commit mass child murder (or any murder with any weapon) and that Remington should have known it.

 

It's a civil case, so Soto only has to prove "more likely than not," rather than "beyond a reasonable doubt," but I think she still has an uphill battle.

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So follow this stretch of what the plaintiff is alleging and focus on the ACR ad which is really what the case is about:

 

The plaintiffs have offered one narrow legal theory, however, that is recognized under established Connecticut law. Specifically, they allege that the defendants knowingly marketed, advertised, and promoted the XM15-E2S for civilians to use to carry out offensive, military style combat missions against their perceived enemies

From the case as reported by PDW

 

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2019/05/soto-vs-bushmaster-facts/

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The lawyer had added these other ads just to paint Remington further in a bad light and to somehow show a connection of the xm15 back to the ACR.

 

Advertising illegal activities are not protected by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms act

 

During the militia panic several states, Connecticut included, banned militia training. The anti gun anti constitution Anti Defamation League lobbied for these laws by rebranding civilian militias as paramilitaries http://www.vpc.org/studies/awapara.htm

Sec. 53-206b. Unlawful training in use of firearms, explosive or incendiary devices or techniques capable of causing injury. Class C felony.

 

(B) No person shall (1) teach or demonstrate to any person the use, application or making of any firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to a person, knowing or intending that such firearm, explosive, incendiary device or technique will be unlawfully employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or (2) assemble with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with or being instructed in the use of any firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to a person, intending to employ unlawfully such firearm, explosive, incendiary device or technique for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder.

So by advertising military features to civilians to be used in civilian military training could be considered advertising to an illegal activity.

 

But the ad gives an out by saying these features benefit personal defense and law enforcement, so the plaintiff would have to prove the features didnt apply to personal defense but offensive combat. I dont see it in this ad. But it sets precedence. For example a tactical long range scope not advertised to sporting or law enforcement but to civilians could be held liable.

 

Remington doesnt have the brass to argue the unconstitutionality of the Connecticut unlawful training in the use of a firearm law, itd be bad PR for all the investors behind their holding company.

 

Then theres the stretch that Adam Lanza, after seeing this ad for the Bushmaster ACR that the plaintiff alleged was targeted towards one illegal activity (paramilitary training) thought it would be good for his illegal activity of a school massacre. So he told his mom to buy him a completely different Bushmaster than the one that was claimed he saw the advertisement for.

 

But its a guarantee youll see lawsuits against military features in states with militia bans, including Illinois. If we keep going down this sporting purpose path eventually theyll win one of these lawsuits. The paramilitary training bans need to be struck down.

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Sec. 53-206b. Unlawful training in use of firearms, explosive or incendiary devices or techniques capable of causing injury. Class C felony.

 

(b) No person shall (1) teach or demonstrate to any person the use, application or making of any firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to a person, knowing or intending that such firearm, explosive, incendiary device or technique will be unlawfully employed for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder; or (2) assemble with one or more persons for the purpose of training with, practicing with or being instructed in the use of any firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or technique capable of causing injury or death to a person, intending to employ unlawfully such firearm, explosive, incendiary device or technique for use in, or in furtherance of, a civil disorder.

So if armed civil disorder is illegal, is Antifa illegal?

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