Sunday, May 25, 2014

Gander Mountain Facing Lawsuit Because Someone They Sold a Gun to Broke the Law

Michael 

 http://images.rnews.com/media/2013/7/3/images/ENLARGE_0111813268_WEB_R_Dawn_Nguyen.jpg

This is from Guns Save Lives.

If this lawsuit goes the wrong way and Gander Mountain loses it will have chilling effect on gun shops.

Just think of the cans of worms that could be opened.

I sincerely feel for the victim’s families in this case, however, I just don’t think lawsuit is justified in the slightest.

I’m sure many people will remember the case from Christmas Eve 2012 in which William Spengler, from New York, killed his sister, lit their home on fire, waited on emergency personnel to respond and proceeded to open fire on them with a semi automatic rifle.

Spengler was prohibited from owning guns and would not have passed the background check procedure to purchase one. So, he used a neighbor, Dawn Nguyen, to purchase the rifle he used in the crime for him at a Gander Mountain sports store.

According to The Star Tribune, the suit claims several factors play into the decision to sue,

No comments:

Post a Comment