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I'm very glad to see how this debate is progressing. It's as if all the trolls had taken a vacation! Honestly, I wonder where they went...
Anyway, I think the article was poorly summarized by the first paragraph. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think the 9'th circuit is saying that the firearm manufacturers are simply liable for crimes commited with their products but, rather, that they are not automatically immune to such lawsuits! All this means is that they will actually have to defend themselves in court. This doesn't seem like such a bad thing, especially considering we're talking about a civil court, not a criminal one.
Now, if a gun manufacturer deliberately sold their guns to a black market (part of what the lawsuit is contending) then I think they should be liable! Are they guilty? How would you know unless you conduct an investigation? That will never happen while they are immune to such lawsuits, right? Hence, I don't see this as such an unreasonable thing...
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