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Let Courts Open the Way for Smart Guns
Submitted by:
David Williamson
Website: http://keepandbeararms.com
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Since Sandy Hook approximately three years ago, there have been hundreds of mass shootings. After each, there is an outcry for increasing the scope of federal law to require the more extensive and inclusive use of background checks. But, after each horrific event, Congress does nothing, and we brace ourselves for the next senseless killing. |
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In our litigious society, any manufacturer of "smart guns" will, should their claims of safety and control be inaccurate, face product liability suits.
When "better" isn't perfect, it certainly won't be good enough to weather the financial liability of plaintiff's lawyers seeking compensation for products that fail to live up to promises or do not function as designed.
The author of this piece wants the courts to redefine the purpose and function of firearms.
Firearms function as designed when they send a projectile out of the barrel at high velocity in a controllable manner.
Until smart gun technology is both inexpensive and reliable, it won't enter the marketplace.
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