A federal judge has ordered that the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence pay the legal fees of an online ammunition dealer in it’s failed lawsuit for the Aurora movie theater shooting.
Issued last week, the order comes after Judge Richard Matsch, who also presided over the Oklahoma City Bombing trial, dismissed the gun control group’s lawsuit aiming to hold Lucky Gunner and other online dealers culpable for the 2012 shooting.
“A crazed, homicidal killer should not be able to amass a military arsenal, without showing his face or answering a single question, with the simple click of a mouse,” said Brady Center’s Legal Action Project Director Jonathan Lowy at the time of the lawsuit. “If businesses choose to sell military-grade equipment online, they must screen purchasers to prevent arming people like James Holmes.”
Arguing that online ammunition sales are “unreasonably dangerous and create a public nuisance” didn’t play well at all with Judge Matsch as he eviscerated Brady Center’s complaint as pure proaganda.
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I love this article. It's about time judges started rearing up against judicial propaganda and the use of courts to exact some political revenge against those who disagree with legal commerce. It is refreshing to see a judge actually get his Irish up and show he understands the oath of the bench!
ReplyDeleteChalk one up for the good guys.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. It's about time.
ReplyDeleteThey need to make these frivolous lawsuit plaintiffs pay every dime of what it costs to defend against their harassment, and even a punitive amount to send a message to others who think it's a good idea to try this approach.