NRA and MPAA/RIAA legal hypocrisy

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
Date: October 20, 2005 3:56:21 PM EDT
To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () g2-forward org>
Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: NRA and MPAA/RIAA legal hypocrisy



Let me see if I understand this correctly --- software makers can be  
sued
and taken to the cleaners by "victims" of crime (eg, MPAA/RIAA), yet gun
makers would be protected when their products are used in the  
commission of
a crime.  Does anyone else notice the hypocrisy here?     -rick

October 20, 2005
House Passes Bill to Protect Gun Industry From Lawsuits
By DAVID STOUT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - The House of Representatives delivered the gun  
lobby a
cherished victory today, overwhelmingly approving a bill to protect gun
manufacturers and dealers from lawsuits by crime victims.

The House passed the bill, 283 to 144, with the total reflecting
considerable support from Democrats as well as the Republican  
majority. The
Senate passed the bill, 65 to 31, in July, so the measure now goes to
President Bush to be signed into law.

Supporters and opponents of the bill have described it in starkly  
different
terms, with backers viewing it as a way to protect the industry from  
suits
that could bankrupt honest businessmen, and opponents seeing it as a  
cave-in
to the lobbying power of the National Rifle Association.

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In any event, today's vote is a triumph for gun manufacturers. "Lawsuits
seeking to hold the firearms industry responsible for the criminal and
unlawful use of its products are brazen attempts to accomplish through
litigation what has not been achieved by legislation and the democratic
process," said Representative F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Republican of
Wisconsin and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/politics/19cnd-gun.html? 
ei=5094&en=94c11d7
64ddf0d08&hp=&ex=1129867200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print




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