Gun-Banners rejected in Court...
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"...[The owner acted] in contravention not only of common sense but of
multiple warnings given to him at the time of purchase [of the
firearm]..." |
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-- Judge Alan Wilner |
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Judge Wilner |
The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled on
Wednesday that gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Company could not be held
accountable for the 1999 death of Jordan Garris.
Jordan died when he
accidentally shot himself after he discovered his father's firearm
stored under a mattress. The court held, in a 6-1 ruling, that what led
to the tragic death of the three-year-old was, "the carelessness of
Jordan's father."
Judge Alan Wilner, who wrote the majority opinion,
found the father acted "in contravention not only of common sense but of
multiple warnings given to him at the time of purchase (of the
firearm)."
The rejection of this case - which had been supported by the
gun-ban lobby formerly known as HCI - adds to the overwhelming tide of
judicial rulings rejecting the reckless lawsuits agenda of the gun-ban
community. Lawrence G. Keane, vice president and general counsel for
the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. (NSSF), stated "As
Maryland's high court found, this tragic accident was caused by the
failure of a firearm's owner to act in a safe and responsible manner by
following the most basic firearms safety messages and warnings provided
to him by the manufacturer and the retailer that sold him the
firearm."
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Maryland County Court reject Gun-Ban Initiative (Oct. 1999)
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