Gun Policy News
First Duel in Gun War Set for Fall
24 January 2000
Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON — The first battle in the national legal struggle over who is responsible for gun violence could play itself out in a Wayne County courtroom.
The county's lawsuit against a number of gun makers and dealers is expected to come to trial in circuit court in the fall, the earliest trial date for any of 20 such lawsuits by 30 cities and counties.
Three of the 20 suits-by Miami-Dade County, Cincinnati and Bridgeport, Conn.-have already been dismissed by judges;... (GunPolicy.org)