Sentence examples for gun litigation from inspiring English sources

Levy's plan brought him into conflict with the National Rifle Association, which regarded gun litigation as its own preserve.

Prior to the 2008 Heller decision, the NRA's Civil Rights Defense Fund was the only major player in U.S. gun litigation, with a multimillion-dollar budget and a team of top-flight lawyers ready to assist promising cases as they moved up through appellate courts.

Three years ago, the Supreme Court recognized for the first time that keeping a handgun at home is a fundamental constitutional right, prompting a wave of gun-rights litigation that has placed New York and other cities on the defensive.

On the issue of shielding gun manufacturers from litigation, Weaver reiterated Sanders' view that Congress "should re-examine a law".

On December 2nd, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that, despite Congress's recent passage of a law that protects gun dealers from litigation, the city's lawsuit will be allowed to continue.

He is a member of the National Rifle Association who voted to protect gun makers against litigation; he has voted against gay marriage, but is for civil unions; and he supported a ban on partial-birth abortions.

For instance, the Funders' Collaborative for Gun Violence Prevention, a year-old group created with matching $5 million donations from Mr. Soros and the Irene Diamond Fund, has helped finance litigation against gun manufacturers and a study of gun-related injuries by the Harvard School of Public Health.

The plaintiffs' lawyers hailed the verdict, saying it will open the floodgates to a deluge of litigation against gun makers like that which has humbled the tobacco industry.

It is also seeking a buyer for its Smith & Wesson division which provides less than 1percentt of the company's annual earnings, but is seen as what one analyst called a "poison pill" because of litigation against gun makers in the United States.

He opposed campaign finance reform, malpractice suits against HMOs, and litigation against gun manufacturers.

Instead, people on both sides of the litigation say, the gun companies, believing that the November elections will be crucial to their future, are holding off any further settlement talks at least until they see whether Mr. Bush wins the presidency and the Republicans maintain control of Congress.