Baltimore mulls lawsuits against firearm manufacturers
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:13 pm
Baltimore City to consider lawsuits versus gun companies
As of Tuesday night, there have been 306 homicides in Baltimore City so far this year. City Solicitor Andre Davis said that escalating violence is why he will legally go after gun manufacturers to hold them responsible if Sandy Hook families succeed in their cases, he said.
"That decision by the court of appeals a couple of weeks ago was a breakthrough because congress has created immunity for these gun manufacturers that, up until now, has been impenetrable and this recent decision is the first small crack in the wall and we will continue to monitor it," Davis said.
This happened at Tuesday city council hearing about reducing the ongoing violence in Baltimore city. A bill was discussed to add penalties to the gun offender registry in Baltimore.