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To: Lane3 who wrote (64727)	5/9/2008 4:38:05 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543632

Well they've defeated local bills, and helped defend against local government lawsuits. To give an example of the later... New York City Lawsuit Against America's Firearm Industry Dismissed Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Fairfax, VA-The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act proved the basis for today’s dismissal of a lawsuit by the City of New York against the American firearms industry. This lawsuit by the City of New York and Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought to hold manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms. “Today’s dismissal of this bogus lawsuit against America’s firearm industry is an important victory,” declared Chris W. Cox, chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association (NRA). “New York City’s lawsuit was a politically motivated attack by an anti-gun mayor to bankrupt a lawful industry.” The Manhattan-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which NRA helped pass into law in 2005, is constitutional and that Judge Jack B. Weinstein erroneously interpreted that law in his district court ruling. Similar suits have been dismissed in the Seventh Circuit, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and in other courts throughout the country... nraila.org IMO suing the makers of guns for crimes committed with guns is like suing GM if a Chevy is used as a getaway car after a bank robbery.