# Gun Manufacturers' Liability

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-manufacturers-liability/939719>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 14, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-manufacturers-liability/939719 "2021-04-14T13:00:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-manufacturers-liability/939719/205 "2021-04-14T15:09:49Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> I, and others, have started threads begging pro-gun proponents to tell us what gun control measures they might support, and do you know what we got in return? Preemptive attacks on “librul gun grabbers”

Okay, I know you’re frustrated, and it’s a very emotionally wrought issue for you, but you are being _slightly_ unfair. In this thread specifically I mentioned adding a small tax as an amendment to the liability exclusion specifically to fund additional safety research. I also participated in at least one of the threads I suspect you were thinking about such as [Is now a good time to talk about gun safety laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-now-a-good-time-to-talk-about-gun-safety-laws/938605) which I linked above - and I made specific examples of things I would support, as did a few others. Even @DrDeth was willing to consider some of them.

And yeah, there are some “librul gun grabbers” posting in these forums. That’s not both-siderisms, that is a matter of fact. So we have some long time posters that are very adamant on the pro-gun side, and they get set off by other individuals who are equally vehement about ‘evil gun worshippers’ (a near direct quote), and dig in their heels. So let’s all take a breath, and try to find the middle ground, especially on the specific topic of the thread.

For example, in your opinion, what do you feel the manufacturers should be liable for? Is it the marketing as some have suggested, or is it that a specific class/style is beyond the realms of ‘civilian’ use? Let us know your POV on how or why the law should be applied or amended.

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