Making New York Pay
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 4 months ago
It is doubtful that state courts outside of New York would enforce New York State court judgments, especially in the 34 states with laws shielding gun sellers from lawsuits arising out of criminal misuse of weapons—many of which are precisely where the out-of-state sales that concern New York take place.
There are good things that could come out of New York’s attempt to hold firearms manufacturers liable for misuse of gun (like, say, holding Ford liable for someone using a truck to run over people).
The more difficult and less incentivized it becomes for firearms manufacturers to do business in New York, the better.
The end goal wouldn’t just be the complete end of firearms manufacturing in New York. It would be for the atmospherics of firearms liability to be so bad in New York that manufacturers refuse to sell even to law enforcement in New York.
But where there is $$$ involved, there will always be some manufacturer who’s willing to sell to LEOs even if it means confiscation of firearms from peaceable men.
Still, the option is out there – a splintering of states and laws such that states once again become the laboratories of democracy as envisioned by the founders.
On July 27, 2021 at 9:24 am, Fred said:
If NY would simply outlaw guns they wouldn’t have these gun problems anymore.