[DraconisRex]

Murder rates are an appropriate subject regarding the product liability suit. They are a product, that by its use, can cause greivous harm or death to an innocent person through intentional or accidental usage. That is, they are an unsafe product by design.

The difference in murder-rates ties directly to the product, manufactured for profit. Thus, they should be liable when their product, used in the manner for which it is intended, injurs someone.

This isn't any different from the legal theory that ended up taking lawn darts off the lawn. Too many kids and adults, playing with the lawn darts in the manner intended, ended up maimed or dead.

Then we have too many manufacturers skirting our existing gun-control laws. The primary vehicle is by selling to unlicensed dealers who travel from swap-meet to swap-meet.

And by the way, I'm not an "anti-gun" nut, I own two shotguns, one rifle and one pistol. 3 American made, 1 Belgian. But I'm a realist and I do believe in very, very strict licensure of firearms.