Tag: Gun makers

Maine to Consider Bills Allowing Firearms at Schools and Lawsuits Against Gun Makers

Maine legislative committees are scheduled to consider bills LD 1557, to allow concealed weapons on school property, and LD 1696, which would allow lawsuits against the gun industry from persons harmed by “abnormally dangerous” firearms. While he supports one bill but not the other, John Merrill, president of the Pine Tree State Rifle and Pistol…


Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill Protecting Firearms Industry From Lawsuits Over Crimes Involving Guns

Members of the Tennessee state Senate voted on Tuesday in favor of a bill that would protect gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers from civil liability when their products are used to commit crimes. The Republican-controlled Tennessee Senate passed HB 1189 by a vote of 19 to 9 on Tuesday, after the Republican-controlled House voted…


Gun Makers Go South

Of all the businesses that are moving out of blue states, those in the gun industry lead the pack. Storied firearms manufacturers, some of them having operated in northern states for centuries, are now heading South. Remington, founded in 1816 and America’s oldest gun maker, announced in November it was moving its headquarters from New…


Gun-Makers File Joint Motion to Dismiss Mexico Lawsuit Claims of Gun Trafficking

A group of U.S. gun-makers and a firearms distributor on Nov. 22 filed a joint motion to dismiss a claim by the Mexican government that the companies are liable for allegedly contributing to a surge of firearms flowing unlawfully into the country. It comes after Mexico on Aug. 4 filed a suit in Massachusetts federal…