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...personnel to find the banned weapons that had eluded UN inspectors before war. Last weekend, it was announced that the number of U.S. inspectors would be increased to 1,500 - five times the number of deployed by Dr. Hans Blix's UN team. But so far, no "smoking gun" has been found...
...Even as they urge patience, coalition leaders are also dampening public expectations of "smoking gun" finds. The weapons were moved or perhaps destroyed ahead of the invasion, some say. Key evidence may have been removed and destroyed under cover of looting. Another official warns that coalition forces are unlikely to find actual weapons, but more likely the means to assemble such weapons...
Keane also erroneously contends that lawsuits against the gun industry can “bankrupt responsible companies by blaming them for the actions of criminals.” But companies targeted in many legitimate suits, like the one brought by Denise Johnson, are anything but “responsible.” Bull’s Eye Shooter Supply in Tacoma, Wash., the gun store Johnson is suing, was unable to account for 238 guns in its inventory over the past three years, according to the federal firearms bureau...
Blanket immunity would also unfairly protect manufacturers who don’t meet safety criteria in the production of firearms, as well as dealers who let convicted felons purchase guns, knowingly allow accomplices to buy guns for criminals or fail to investigate bulk purchases. Immunity removes incentives for gun manufacturers and dealers to do business responsibly, and it therefore compromises the safety of American citizens. The gun industry—indeed any industry selling potentially dangerous products—has an extra responsibility to monitor its sales. The legislation now under consideration in the Senate strips gun dealers and manufacturers...
...rights guaranteed to Americans under the First and Seventh Amendments, and the danger that irresponsibility in the gun industry poses, are two undeniable reasons for the Senate to vote this legislation down when it gets the chance...