The fact that this case is coming out of New Orleans is particularly promising. Guns don't kill people.
Gun manufacturers kill people.
At least that is what the city of New Orleans wants the Louisiana courts to believe. Taking its cue from state lawsuits against the tobacco industry, New Orleans has filed suit against 15 gun manufacturers. Officially, the city seeks damages for homicides and accidental deaths caused by handguns. In reality, it is attempting to reign in an industry which many believe to be out of control. The cynical view of politics held by the American public can be traced back to the inept handling of the Vietnam war, the Watergate scandal, and of course, the election of Jimmy Carter.