MGM Follows Suit Against Las Vegas Shooting Victims with Charity Offer

By | September 17, 2018

  • September 17, 2018 at 1:43 pm
    Boonedoggle says:
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    This case exemplifies a civil legal system run amuck.
    MGM is in the hospitality and entainment business, and neither of their services caused injury. On the other hand, the businesses which sold the AR-15 murder rifles and the huge cache of ammunition, knowing that these products could cause death and bodily harm totally escape all liability.

    • September 17, 2018 at 3:45 pm
      Mark Ambrose says:
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      If I stab someone with a knife does that person deserve to sue me, or the manufacturer of the knife? It’s the use of the weapon that is illegal, not the weapon itself.

      • September 17, 2018 at 7:18 pm
        Janet says:
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        Mark – the issue is the gun was sold to a man that was clearly mentally unstable and should not have been in possession of any guns let alone the kind of arsenal he had. Surely the retailers/manufacturers who sell these guns have a greater responsibility to ensure they’re not sold to lunatics more so than the hotel chain having responsibility to ensure guests don’t go on shooting sprees???? Instead of making hospitality companies take extra security measures in case someone goes postal, why not fix the problem where it originates….get rid of assault weapons!

        • September 17, 2018 at 9:54 pm
          Craig Cornell says:
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          I don’t believe he was mentally unstable. Do you have other information?

          Besides, it is liberal politicians and citizens who refuse to pass laws to share the medical records of the mentally ill with gun dealers. Privacy issues, don’t you know. . .the NRA long ago agreed that prohibiting the sale of weapons to the mentally ill made perfect sense.

          But if a gun dealer doesn’t have the data . . .

          • September 19, 2018 at 4:21 pm
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            @ Craig

            “I don’t believe he was mentally unstable.” Why doesn’t your comment surprise me?

            How could he not have been mentally unstable? What mentally stable person would do such a thing? What he did was not the behavior of someone who is mentally stable. Then again, nor is your comment.

          • September 21, 2018 at 1:49 pm
            Captain Planet says:
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            http://fortune.com/2018/02/15/trump-shooting-mental-illness/

            Try to misinform again, Craig.

        • September 19, 2018 at 1:34 pm
          Mrbob says:
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          Janet,
          Do you have any more knowledge of firearms other than some people who have injured others happened to choose to use a modern sporting rifle? The “assault weapon” is not the problem it is the individual pulling the trigger. Yes the weapon is widely available and believe it or not safe to own and use.

          Far more people are killed in America each year by other violent means but I do not hear anyone wanting to ban hammers, knives or poison.

        • September 19, 2018 at 4:17 pm
          MKB says:
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          @ Janet:
          Your comment made perfect sense to me until you stated “Instead of making hospitality companies take extra security measures in case someone goes postal, why not fix the problem where it originates….get rid of assault weapons!”

          Are you serious? Our 2nd amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.”

          Weapons are manufactured for a reason and the 2nd amendment was written for a reason. PROTECTION.

          The hospitality industry makes billions of dollars. Why not hold them accountable for not having the proper security in place in case someone does go nuts? Wouldn’t that be an added layer of protection or security if you or I were traveling for business or our families were on vacation?

          Several public places prohibit concealed carry, but do they have security to protect the public in case someone goes nuts? No. Why not if you are going to strip of us our rights?

          • September 21, 2018 at 1:51 pm
            Captain Planet says:
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            MKB,
            Now that you bring it up, I must play devil’s advocate. Cool – so which militia are you a part of?

          • September 24, 2018 at 4:14 pm
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            @ Captain Planet-

            I’m part of the able bodied civilians militia. You know, the ones that still have rights.

    • September 17, 2018 at 4:12 pm
      InsGuy says:
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      Boon – while agree with your amuck comment, I question you example. Can they relieve themselves of liability by putting a warning on the side? “This weapon may cause bodily injury, please do not use for illegal purposes”

      Yes, amuck. Children’s toys don’t have useful warnings like, “This product was built/assembled by slave labor, may be made from asbestos products and painted with lead paint.” No, rather they say, “This is a choking hazard for the person you are buying it for.” duh

  • September 17, 2018 at 3:22 pm
    Perplexed says:
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    I tried to down vote your comment and cannot do it. Is IJ turning into Twitter?

  • September 21, 2018 at 9:13 pm
    Craig Cornell says:
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    To respond to MKB’s comment, “how could he not be mentally unstable? What mentally stable person could do such a thing?”

    Let me start a list of mentally stable people who oversaw the slaughter of millions: Stalin, Mao, Che, the Khmer Rouge, the SS . . .

    The liberal ignorance about sociopaths is just amazing. You can’t cure a sociopath; it is who he is. And he knows exactly what he is doing at all times. He is the opposite of mentally unstable; he couldn’t do what he did so effectively otherwise.

    And to Captain Empty Hat: Trump is NOT the NRA. Try to focus . . .

    • September 24, 2018 at 4:23 pm
      MKB says:
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      Craig Cornell says:
      I don’t believe he was mentally unstable. Do you have other information?

      THEN Craig Cornell says: The liberal ignorance about sociopaths is just amazing. You can’t cure a sociopath; it is who he is. And he knows exactly what he is doing at all times. He is the opposite of mentally unstable; he couldn’t do what he did so effectively otherwise.

      I thought we were discussing a mentally unstable person? When did the conversation switch from mentally unstable persons to sociopaths? I mean, really, it’s all the same in my book, but seems to me that you are trying to distinguish yourself between the two.

  • September 24, 2018 at 11:04 am
    DC says:
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    Considering the fact that the FBI has not released the video from INSIDE the hotel, I’m still on the fence about who actually committed this massacre.

    Why is that FBI?



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