Latest Gun Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Gun Shop Faces $194K in Fines for Workplace Hazards
May 31 2016 // Federal safety and health investigators say employees of an Ohio gun shop may face life-long health damage because their employer continues to expose them to lead hazards and has failed to establish a respiratory...
Gun Maker, Ex-California Policeman Settle Suit Over Shooting by Child
May 13 2016 // The Glock gun company has settled a lawsuit filed by a former Los Angeles police officer who was shot and paralyzed by his 3-year-old son. City News Service says attorneys for Glock and former Officer Enrique Chavez told a...
Wisconsin Gun Shop Gets Sued by 2 More Wounded Officers
May 9 2016 // A second lawsuit is set for trial against a U.S. gun shop after a jury in October found the store negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers. The new case involves two different injured officers...
Tennessee Bill Allowing College Employees to be Armed Becomes Law
May 5 2016 // A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor’s signature. Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that...
NBA’s Thunder Among Groups Opposing Oklahoma Gun Bills
Apr 22 2016 // Firearms bills to allow most Oklahoma adults to openly carry guns without any training or background checks have led to a showdown in Oklahoma between supporters of expanded gun rights and the state’s business...
Sandy Hook Families’ Lawsuit Against Bushmaster Gets Trial Date
Apr 20 2016 // The maker of the assault rifle used in the 2012 massacre of more than two dozen students and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School was ordered to allow its executives to be questioned ahead of a trial of a lawsuit by...
Judge: Sandy Hook Families’ Suit Against Bushmaster Can Move Forward
Apr 15 2016 // The maker of the assault rifle used in the 2012 massacre of more than two dozen students and teachers must face a lawsuit by victims’ families accusing Bushmaster Firearms International LLC of wrongfully selling the...
Georgia Agency Owner Defends Worker Gun Requirement, Sparks Debate
Mar 14 2016 // The decision by the owner of a small Georgia insurance company to require his employees to carry firearms at the office has sparked a debate: Would having a gun on the job make you safer, or is it inviting violence into...
Florida Battle Over Law Limiting Doctors’ Gun Speech Rages On
Mar 10 2016 // As a pediatrician, Dr. Judith Schaechter can ask parents of her patients all sorts of questions regarding their safety and well-being: what the child eats, whether there’s a backyard pool and whether the child gets...
Georgia Agency Owner Gives Handguns to Office Workers
Feb 25 2016 // The owner of a Georgia-based insurance firm is requiring all of his employees to get permits to carry concealed weapons and providing each of them with a handgun. Lance Toland of Lance Toland Associates said Tuesday that...
Gun Maker Seeks Dismissal of Newtown Shooting Lawsuit
Feb 24 2016 // Lawyers for a gun maker and families of some Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims squared off in a Connecticut courtroom Monday over whether a federal law prevents the families’ wrongful death lawsuit...
Oklahoma Gun Range Sued for Refusing Muslim Man Service
Feb 19 2016 // A U.S. Army reservist from Tulsa asked to leave a gun range in eastern Oklahoma after identifying himself as a Muslim sued the owners Wednesday, the latest in a series of cases across the nation alleging anti-Islamic...
West Virginia House Approves Bill Waiving Permits for Concealed Guns
Feb 10 2016 // After the bill was vetoed last year, a proposal to allow carrying a concealed gun without a permit in West Virginia passed its first major test this week. The Republican-led House of Delegates voted 68-31 on the concealed...
South Carolina Set Record in December for Gun Purchases, Permits
Feb 2 2016 // A record 50,000 South Carolinians sought to either buy guns or carry concealed weapons during December. The statistics came from the FBI criminal background check system, The Post and Courier of Charleston reported. The...
Study: More People Killed by Guns in Tennessee than Car Accidents in 2014
Jan 27 2016 // More people died from gunshots than car accidents in Tennessee during 2014. The Violence Policy Center, an organization dedicated to informing people about gun violence, has produced a study comparing gun and car deaths...
Families of Shooting Victims Sue Wal-Mart Over Sale of Bullets
Jan 8 2016 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world’s largest retailer, faces a lawsuit in Pennsylvania claiming store employees negligently allowed an underage, intoxicated customer to buy a box of bullets later used to commit three...
Wisconsin Gun Shop to Pay Officers $1M in Lawsuit Settlement
Dec 14 2015 // A Wisconsin gun shop will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit in which a jury found it negligently sold a gun used to injure two Milwaukee police officers, the store’s attorney said. The settlement eliminates what was...
Gun Shop Liability Case Being Heard by Missouri Supreme Court
Dec 10 2015 // A lawyer for a Missouri mother who says a gun and pawn shop should be held accountable for selling her mentally ill daughter the gun she used to kill her own father challenged a claim that state and federal law protects...
Wisconsin Gun Shop Ordered to Pay Millions to Injured Police Officers
Oct 15 2015 // A jury has ordered a gun shop to pay nearly $6 million in a lawsuit filed by two Milwaukee, Wis., police officers who were seriously wounded when shot by a gun purchased at the store. Jurors ruled that Badger Guns was...
Tennessee Woman Sues City Over Gun Ban at County Fair
Oct 15 2015 // A Loudon County, Tennessee, woman is suing the city of Knoxville over its decision to ban guns at Chilhowee Park during last month’s Tennessee Valley Fair. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Pandora Vreeland claims...
