Gun Maker’s Victory in Court

Thank goodness there is still a modicum of common sense existing in California [“Beretta Wins Case Brought by Parents Who Sued Over Death,” Nov. 17]. The idea that this suit would even get to court defies reason, but at least the jury had sense enough to realize that a loaded gun, when pointed at another person and the trigger pulled, is not a “defective product” when it fires.

Lawsuits of this type are the desperate, last-ditch efforts of anti-2nd Amendment groups attempting to deny citizens the right to self-protection. Having failed in the court of public opinion, they are taking their case to the country’s out-of-control product-liability attorneys.

DAVID ARMBRUSTER

Oceanside

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When a gun manufacturer is accused of producing a defective product, there is no question that the story will be in the main section of The Times. If a youngster is killed or seriously injured with a gun, we are sure to see it on the front page of The Times. When a criminal uses an illegally owned assault weapon, The Times is going to make it front-page headlines.

When Beretta wins a court case brought by a grieving parent who has probably been pressured by anti-gun fanatics and money-grubbing lawyers, the story winds up buried in the Business section of The Times. Talk about your biased news coverage!

ED LEE

Downey