http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25599/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/75-stories-ignore-law-might-derail-newtown-gun-suit <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Networks overlook 2005 law that limits lawsuits against gun manufacturers. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">A class action suit filed by families of Sandy Hook shooting victims could “<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/12/16/lawsuit-filed-against-gun-manufacturers-and-dealers-over-sandy-hook-murders/">go nowhere</a>” because of a 2005 law protecting gun makers, but that crucial point was ignored in most network stories about the lawsuit. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/75-stories-ignore-law-might-derail-newtown-gun-suit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Media abc bushmaster cbs class action lawsuit Eugene Volokh federal law firearms Guns Lawsuit NBC Newtown sandy hook school shooting Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:12:42 +0000 julia.seymour 47883 at http://archive2.mrc.org