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Gun Makers Not Liable for Violence, Jury Says.

Authors :
Worth, Robert F.
Source :
New York Times. 5/15/2003, Vol. 152 Issue 52484, pB1. 0p.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Reports that a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York found that the marketing practices of 45 gun manufacturers and distributors were not responsible for fostering gun violence in minority communities in New York City. Consideration of how the plaintiff, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), gained access to previously sealed government data tracing the sales of guns that may have been used in crimes; Disappointment of Elisa Barnes, the chief lawyer representing the NAACP.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
152
Issue :
52484
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
9955608