Gun Policy News
Bridgeport Gun Suit is Dismissed, Handing Victory to Gun Industry
13 December 1999
Wall Street Journal
The gun industry won a round in its legal battles, as a Connecticut state judge dismissed a suit filed against handgun manufacturers and retailers by the city of Bridgeport, Conn.
Superior Court Judge Robert McWeeny said in a 35-page ruling Friday that the city lacked authority to file such a suit. The judge didn't address the merits of whether the industry has been negligent in the manufacture or distribution of handguns. But he indicated that individual victims of... (GunPolicy.org)