Latest Gun Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Gun Ranges In Washington County Protected From Lawsuits
Aug 15 2013 // You can’t move near a shooting range in Pierce County, Wash. and then start complaining about the noise. The county council approved an ordinance Tuesday that protects gun ranges from lawsuits based on noise or...
Remington Asks Judge To Dismiss Montana Lawsuit Over Rifle
Aug 8 2013 // Gun manufacturer Remington has asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit by Montanans who bought a type of rifle that can reportedly misfire without the trigger being pulled. Allen Bowker and Eric...
Arkansas AG: School District Must Name Teachers in Gun Program
Aug 8 2013 // An Arkansas school district that trained more than 20 teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus through a program that faces questions over its legality was wrong to make secret the names of the employees,...
Kansas Court Remands Case of Gun Shop Liability
Aug 5 2013 // Firearms dealers must use the highest degree of care in preventing the sale of guns to a felon, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled. The decision comes in the appeal of a mother who filed a negligence lawsuit against the...
Kansas Court Remands Case of Gun Shop Liability
Jul 22 2013 // Firearms dealers must use the highest degree of care in preventing the sale of guns to a felon, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled. The decision comes in the appeal of a mother who filed a negligence lawsuit against the owners...
Missouri Appeals Panel Says Kansas Gun Store not Liable
Jul 18 2013 // A Missouri appeals panel says it agrees with a lower court ruling that said a Kansas gun store is protected from lawsuits in a 2007 fatal shooting at a Kansas City mall. The Kansas City Star reports the appeals court on...
PSDA Expands Firearm Coverage for Retired Law Enforcement
Jul 11 2013 // The Public Servants Defense Agency (PSDA) has broadened coverage available to retirees allowed to carry firearms under the Law Enforcement Officer’s Safety Act (LEOSA). As a result of this product enhancement,...
Texas Tops U.S. in Number of Lost, Stolen Firearms
Jun 20 2013 // Federal authorities say Texas has far and away the largest number of firearms in the U.S. reported as lost or stolen. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a report this week showing there were...
San Francisco Sues Gun Companies Over High-Capacity Magazines
Jun 12 2013 // San Francisco is suing three gun accessories companies and one gun show promoter for selling disassembled high-capacity magazines disguised as gun magazine repair kits in violation of California law. The lawsuit was...
Illinois Lt. Governor: Cities Should Consider Assault-Weapons Bans
Jun 10 2013 // Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon is urging Illinois communities to consider banning assault-style weapons before new legislation is signed that could prohibit local governments from doing so in the future. The General Assembly...
10 Hurt After Shooting at North Illinois Gun Club
Jun 7 2013 // Kane County authorities say 10 people were injured this week when a shotgun accidently discharged inside a gun club in Blackberry Township, Ill., sending buckshot ricocheting around the facility. Sheriff’s...
No Guns for Some Pennsylvania Police, Radar Guns That Is
Jun 3 2013 // Jeff Streeter, chief of the Lone Tree Police Department in Colorado, was surprised to learn of a longtime tradition followed by local police in Pennsylvania. So were Brian Bossio, public information officer for the Stuart...
Criminal Investigation Launched into Texas Fertilizer Explosion
May 20 2013 // Texas law enforcement officials said on May 10 that they are beginning a criminal investigation into the fertilizer plant fire and explosion that occurred on April 17 in West, Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)...
D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Gun Owner Insurance Proposal
May 17 2013 // The Council of the District of Columbia held a public hearing Thursday that weighed in on a recent proposal to require liability insurance for all gun owners in Washington, D.C. The bill 20-170, “Firearm Insurance...
Employees of Texas Coastal City OK’d for Guns at Work
May 8 2013 // Employees of a South Texas city who have concealed handgun permits will be allowed to take their weapons to work starting Aug. 1. The Aransas Pass City Council on night amended a ban on weapons for city workers to allow...
Texas House Approves Guns on Campus, School Marshals Bills
May 6 2013 // The Texas House has approved contentious plans to let college students carry concealed weapons to class and create special marshals for public schools statewide. Both measures were part of what has been unofficially dubbed...
Interest in Personal Gun Liability Insurance Protection Increasing
May 6 2013 // The media focus on gun-centric events and the public discussion of liability issues has piqued interest in personal liability insurance for firearms owners, insurance professionals say. While coverage is available through...
Armed and Growing
Apr 22 2013 // Guns are big business. Just ask some insurance brokers. According to a report on InsuranceJournal.com, proposals to change state and federal gun laws is having an unintended effect on the gun insurance market –...
Guns and Insurance
Apr 22 2013 // We are going to have both. Millions of gun owners will keep their firearms, and the level of death and injuries is unbearable. The tension will continue until a means to deal with these facts is forged, and you can bet...
Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
