Exercising The Right
Anti-gunners Want to Sue Gunmakers Out of Business
This column has previously reported on many of the ways that anti-gunners seek to undermine the Second Amendment. One unconventional method is to make gun manufacturers liable for civil suits from the families of victims murdered by someone using a gun. Now some Democrats are trying to change existing federal law to permit these types of lawsuits. The Denver Post reported on June 11 that Congressman Jason Crow joined with several other Democrats to introduce the “Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act,” which would repeal and replace a 2005 law that currently shields gun manufacturers, distributors, and dealers from civil liability if their products are used in criminal acts. This is only the latest attempt, as the measure was first introduced in 2013 by Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Political observers say it is not likely the bill has enough votes to pass in the House, and they definitely don’t see it getting out of the Senate. But this might not always be the case as gun-control proponents are relentless and continually keep trying to erode our Second Amendment rights.
Pain in the Neck
NOLA.com reported that a would-be robber got shot by an armed convenience store worker in New Orleans. The crime occurred on June 13, when the suspect ran into a convenience store with a gun in his hand, pointed the weapon directly at the clerk behind the counter, and demanded all the money from the cash register. Fortunately there was an armed employee in the store, who fired at the suspect and hit him in the neck. The wounded suspect tried to flee the store, but collapsed nearby. The employees called 911, and emergency responders transported the injured suspect to a nearby medical facility, where he is expected to survive his injuries. The investigation is ongoing, but it appears that this shooting was a case of justified self-defense.
Rallying Behind Democrat
Spectrum News reported on June 12 that a city councilman in Buffalo, New York, found himself in hot water after inadvertently bringing a gun into a public school the prior month. Guns are prohibited on the grounds of educational institutions under state law, except for narrow circumstances — which councilman Ulysees Wingo did not meet. Wingo is a licensed concealed- carry permit holder and later explained that he simply forgot to take his gun off before entering the school. When Wingo realized what he had done, he told the principal at the school, who took the gun from Wingo and stored it in his office safe. There was a media firestorm that ensued after the ordeal owing to the fact that it was in violation of state law, and both the media and voters in the area are very hostile to guns. The Democrat District Attorney declined to prosecute Wingo, even though he admitted Wingo broke the law, but the Buffalo Public School was not as forgiving. It decided to ban him from any school property for 18 months. Wingo was contrite for his oversight and pleaded for leniency, as this ban meant he could not attend his son’s graduation from high school. That is where local Second Amendment advocates sprang into action. Steve Felano of 2AWNY offered to Councilman Wingo free legal help from his network of gun-rights advocates.
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