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http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN3051467020080430
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City against gun makers and suppliers the city targeted in a bid to stop the flow of illegal weapons.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the city's claims against the manufacturers and wholesale sellers of firearms, saying a federal law granted them immunity.
The decision overturns a lower court ruling.
The gun manufacturers had appealed a decision by federal Judge Jack Weinstein, who ruled the courts had jurisdiction to hear the lawsuits.
The city claimed firearms makers and suppliers marketed guns to legitimate buyers knowing those guns would be end up in illegal markets.
The federal appeals court panel ruled that the gun suppliers had immunity under a federal law passed in 2005 that prevents firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable for crimes committed with their products.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2000 under former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, sought no monetary damages but claimed suppliers marketed guns to legitimate buyers knowing they would then be used illegally.
The city argued suppliers should be ordered to more closely monitor the flow of firearms into illegal markets.
The lawsuit was amended in 2004 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who filed similar civil lawsuits against gun dealers in 2006. Many of those lawsuits have been settled.
(Reporting by Christine Kearney; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Doina Chiacu)
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN3051467020080430
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City against gun makers and suppliers the city targeted in a bid to stop the flow of illegal weapons.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the city's claims against the manufacturers and wholesale sellers of firearms, saying a federal law granted them immunity.
The decision overturns a lower court ruling.
The gun manufacturers had appealed a decision by federal Judge Jack Weinstein, who ruled the courts had jurisdiction to hear the lawsuits.
The city claimed firearms makers and suppliers marketed guns to legitimate buyers knowing those guns would be end up in illegal markets.
The federal appeals court panel ruled that the gun suppliers had immunity under a federal law passed in 2005 that prevents firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable for crimes committed with their products.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2000 under former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, sought no monetary damages but claimed suppliers marketed guns to legitimate buyers knowing they would then be used illegally.
The city argued suppliers should be ordered to more closely monitor the flow of firearms into illegal markets.
The lawsuit was amended in 2004 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who filed similar civil lawsuits against gun dealers in 2006. Many of those lawsuits have been settled.
(Reporting by Christine Kearney; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Doina Chiacu)
