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I thought that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act would have stopped this lawsuit.
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Court-rules-that-family-of-slain-firefighters-can-sue--286718371.html
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Court-rules-that-family-of-slain-firefighters-can-sue--286718371.html
Court rules firefighters’ case against Gander Mountain gun dealer can move forward
By Kerry Longobucco
According to the complaint, Spengler, a convicted felon, accompanied Nguyen to the store, selected the Bushmaster and a Mossberg shotgun, and watched as she completed the purchase forms and paid $1,400 in cash for the guns. Two years later, Spengler used the Bushmaster to shoot and kill firefighters Michael Chiapperini, 43, and Tomasz Kaczowka, 19, and injure Joseph Hofstetter, 33, and Theodore Scardino, 48.
Judge Odorisi stated in his opinion in favor of the plaintiffs, “Gander submits that it cannot be strictly liable for Spengler's actions of which it had no special knowledge. This court disagrees."