Because the national news media have scrupulously avoided any detailed attention to this important case. In Ohio, the city of Cincinnati sued for millions of dollars seeking reimbursement for police, medical and other municipal services provided as a result of alleged negligence in the design and safety of gun features. A lower trial court dismissed this suit.
Guns are dangerous.
When someone pulls the trigger, whether intentionally or by accident, a properly functioning gun is going to discharge, and someone may be killed. The risks of guns are open and obvious. We hold that the trial court properly dismissed the city's complaint. The city's claims are too remote and seek derivatively what should be claimed only by citizens directly injured by firearms. The city cannot recover municipal costs.