Why do gun-makers get special economic protection?
- Written by Allen Rostron, Associate Dean for Students and William R. Jacques Constitutional Law Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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The gun industry is one of very few industries to have congressionally backed immunity from liabilty.
As a result, it’s been largely shielded from responsibility for the deaths and injuries its products cause, with few exceptions.
How did this...
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