Comment on Why shouldn’t firearm manufacturers be held accountable for the use of their weapons in crimes?
mctoasterson@reddthat.com 9 months agoI understand what the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms is. Literally no gun manufacturer is conducting initial sales to “any random person” due to the extremely strict laws governing FFLs. They would be committing federal crimes if they did that.
JustZ@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Well no, some are, smaller ones. To your point though, I’m suggesting that gun makers should either vet the consumers for the gun stores, or ensure the gun stores are doing a proper vet, and that not doing so is culpable negligence.
I base this mainly on two things: the burden this would impose on gun makers is minimal, and the nature of resultant injuries for negligence is catastrophic. The potential for such serious harm justifies the burden.