Court Holds Gun Dealers Liable
United Press International
ANNAPOLIS, Md. —
Gun manufacturers and retailers that sell “Saturday Night Specials” are liable for injuries and deaths caused by the cheap handguns during crimes, Maryland’s highest court ruled today.
The unanimous decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals is the first such ruling in the country, said attorney Howard Siegel, who filed the suit against a West German manufacturer on behalf of a shopkeeper wounded in a robbery.
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