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Judge Dismisses Suit Against Gun Makers

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the NAACP that claimed gun manufacturers endangered minorities in New York by irresponsibly marketing firearms. U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein ruled that members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were not "uniquely harmed" by illegal use of firearms.

Read About It: The Washington Times

Posted: 7/22/2003 9:17:17 AM

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