Wasted Millions in Public Funds
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Wasted Millions in Public Funds





Elected officials in California, who say they are concerned about crime and public safety, have wasted almost six years and millions of dollars that ought to have been better spent fighting crime than in pursuit of a lawsuit against the firearms industry. An appeals court has voted -- unanimously -- for the industry and against public officials trying to blame gun makers for crime. Two years ago, the politicians presented their case only to have the circuit court judge grant the industry a summary judgment. That means the cities put on their case, and without having to present a defense the industry was granted its motion for the suit to be dismissed. San Francisco, Los Angeles and 12 other California cities and counties pursued the case since 1999, but could not prove a link between the way the firearms industry conducts its business and the way criminals acquire guns. In the decision, Appellate Court Judge James Marchiano noted, "The only business practice the defendants in this case have engaged in is marketing their products in a lawful manner to federally licensed dealers. No evidence in this case hints that any of the manufacturer defendants provided weapons to criminals or failed to properly record sales or did any of the other acts that plaintiffs characterize as high-risk business practices. They did not control the wrongful acts or encourage others to engage in questionable acts. Neither did they change their business practices to avoid proposed regulations or advise retailers on ways to circumvent the law. Even plaintiffs' experts could not present an evidentiary link between the manufacturer of a firearm and a retail gun dealer who sold guns that ended up in criminal circumstances."
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