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The Gun Lobby is a Role Model?
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By Paul M. Jerard Jr.
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After successfully being passed through the Senate, and theHouse of Representatives, Congress has now forwarded the GunLiability Bill to President Bush for his signature. There is nodoubt that President Bush will endorse this bill, which giveslimited protection to firearms dealers and manufacturers fromliability lawsuits.
This will not protect gun dealers, who are negligent inbackground checks, or who knowingly pass guns to criminals.Whatever your opinion of the second amendment, this seems to becommon sense at a time when the U.S. legal system is backloggedwith ludicrous liability suits.If you are sick and tired offoolish lawsuits, the gun lobby, Pentagon, and the NationalRifle Association, have finally demonstrated how to stop them intheir tracks. You need friends in high places, a highly skilledlobby, and a letter from the Pentagon will be a big help too!
Lately, the U.S. fast food industry has been under legalscrutiny for contributing to obesity. Don't people have anywillpower? Everyone knows fast food should be a rare treat, andsome of us should stay away all together. It's a freedom ofchoice. You have the right to drive by the drive-thru and make ameal at home.
Movies such as, "Super Size Me," serve to educate the public andactually made McDonald's take a second look at their menu. Thisis a good thing, but foolish liability lawsuits serve to crippleour court system and strain small businesses' pocketbooks.
Pay attention McDonald's: You need to land a lot of defensecontracts to have "Big Brother" in your corner. However,McDonald's might be able to improve the taste of rations.
It's too late for the cigarette industry to recover from theirlosses. However, was it morally right for them to be exposed toan onslaught of liability suits? I am not in support of smoking,tobacco consumption, or the cigarette industry's sales tactics;but again, this is a matter of choice, and no one forces you tosmoke cigarettes. The price of cigarettes alone should be enoughto scare you off.
Something is wrong with a legal system that allows the public topass responsibility onto others. People have to claimresponsibility for their own mistakes and quit "passing thebuck."
This might hurt the legal industry a little, but the presentsystem is breaking the back of U.S. citizens, small businesses,and some of the larger industries, as well.
? Copyright 2005 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications
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