Dayton Daily News, June 14th, 2002
The Ohio Supreme Court probably didn't surprise very many court watchers when it ruled 4-3 this week that a lawsuit brought against gun manufacturers by the city of Cincinnati could proceed. The city is pushing the legal envelope by claiming that gun manufacturers are liable for all manner of costs Cincinnati absorbs stemming from gun violence. This argument is making the rounds nationally in other courts, too.
Justices on Ohio's high court are rigidly divided on hot-button ideological issues, and they voted predictably. Their decision doesn't take a stand on the heart of the lawsuit; that's ...
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