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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 05:53 PM Original message |
Security guard, gun maker sued over accidental shooting at Chesterfield office |
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CelticThunder (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good. Everybody who gets shot by a careless asshole should sue the gun maker's ass off. |
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creeker (146 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. yeah well you get by a driver in a ford are you gonna sue ford? |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Riiiiight, it was the gun makers fault the guard was a careless asshole |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Unless it was a design defect. You know some guns have those right?? |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. As has been said here many times, modern guns have safety |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. not always |
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pneutin (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:07 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Given that Sig Sauer is one of the defendants, it is safe to say the fault was not with the handgun |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Could be another defect, hard to say until we know. Sig recalled some guns in 2009. Here is recall.. |
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S_B_Jackson (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Guard wasn't carrying a P238.... |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. True! n-t |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Problem is, .380 ACP *IS* 9mm, just not 9x19mm Parabellum/"Luger" |
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S_B_Jackson (564 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. And even a Sig Sauer may discharge when dropped |
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Logical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Well the "modern" Ruger LCP was recalled to fix a drop issue. So it still happens. |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. Was the securtiy guard supposed to be armed? |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. Those who profit from guns should be sued, as well as the one who caused the incident. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Do you believe the same holds true for auto makers? n/t |
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eqfan592 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Of course not... |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Read post #18 |
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discntnt_irny_srcsm (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Just curious... |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. They are like cigarettes. Those manufacturer/Marketers were held responsible? |
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eqfan592 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Self delete |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. responsible for what? |
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discntnt_irny_srcsm (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Self delete |
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discntnt_irny_srcsm (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. On target! |
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LibertyFox (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
61. That is a fascinating essay |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Another |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
42. So according to the RULES of HOYT a vehicle manufacturer can be held liable |
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discntnt_irny_srcsm (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
43. re: They are like cigarettes. Those manufacturer/Marketers were held responsible? |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Yea, but you fuck up society with those filthy things on your hip. Leave em at home. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Instead, you fuck up society every time you open your mouth or touch a keyboard |
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discntnt_irny_srcsm (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Seriously! |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. We are not talking about innocuous "behaviors." We are talking carrying friggin guns into public. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Sez you. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:53 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. I wonder what is wrong with carrying a "machete" or any kind of bladed weapon.... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Nothing I know of. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I don't know "cheaper".... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. I've got one of the cheap Cold Steel blades. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Oops, by "blades" in my previous post, I actually meant "swords". |
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eqfan592 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #52 |
76. What differnce is it to you?? |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #52 |
85. Spare me; you've in effect already conceded any argument based on a threat to public safety |
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discntnt_irny_srcsm (916 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. re: They are like cigarettes...NOT |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
81. Oh the moral outrage! |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
46. Cigarette manufacturers were held responsible because they denied cigarettes were harmful |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. That's a rather simple view. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. So how might one |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. You flick it in their eyes, kick em in groin, disarm them, dial 911 while popping bottle ofChampagne |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. You've been watching too many movies. |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Oh I forgot, you have to put the sarcasm doojigger or you guys don't get it. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. So you got nothing as usual |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. You asked another stupid question in Post #55, I gave you an answer. Go clean your guns. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Well I'll be damned. |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. hard to get past ethically challenged and dishonest Republicans |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I'm not down on target shooters (silhouette target shooters, maybe), just those who tote in public. |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. Silhouette shooters? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Silhouette targets are very common at all the ranges I've ever been to. |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Aww OK |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. "Common" doesn't always make it right. That's ridiculous. |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. Didn't answer my question about bong owners |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. Evil right wing site, not applicable to the DU. Shame on you holt. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:50 AM Response to Reply #54 |
86. "Simple" is not the same as "incorrect" |
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lawodevolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Hoyt, your blind hate for guns and my culture would blind any reason and justice if you had any say |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. "Your culture"? Do you work for S&W or something? |
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lawodevolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. iPhone typos |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. crazy |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. You don't think those responsible should be held accountable? Manufacturers promote this chit |
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eqfan592 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. He's a security guard. |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Chit |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:41 AM Response to Reply #24 |
49. Hoyt's parents put a profanity filter on the family PC |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
32. I've never seen an ad where the wanted people to drop their firearms. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
40. Baser instincts. |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
82. Oh my, it's the ASL all over again.. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
6. The decocker is the major safety on a SIG. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Depending on when it was made. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
48. Even so, "thumbing down" the hammer is generally a bad idea |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. I give the guy credit for not listing a ridiculously huge amount in his suit, but including |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. stupid question for any lawyers |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. SIG Sauer has an American subsidiary |
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lawodevolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
27. Predicted result |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
33. Maybe it was a weak primer...time to sue the ammo maker. |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
41. Better sue the contractor that built the floor |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
75. Nobody could have predicted that a product, designed to injure/kill people, would injure somebody |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. And managed to do it less than a product that was |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Letv us reason together. There are something like 30K American firearm fatalities annually, compared |
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eqfan592 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. The original comparison is from oneshooter. I simply invited a more careful discussion. |
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Euromutt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #75 |
87. Sarcasm aside, that would exonerate SIG Sauer, Inc. |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
77. At least the damages sought seem reasonable ( |
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