Robert J. Spitzer: The Sandy Hook-Remington gun marketing settlement is a watershed moment that is surely reverberating in the headquarters of every gun manufacturer, especially those that make and sell assault weapons.- NBCNewsTHINK
are said to be considering such measures. But the country’s current political polarization and relative paralysis make gun policy changes unlikely for the foreseeable future. And while similar lawsuits are possible, a flood of such litigation is improbable given the unique set of circumstances that must apply, like those that came together in the Sandy Hook case.
The settlement, however, will still have important consequences. At root, it indicates that there are ways to address America’s gun problems aside from enacting laws. Some narrow avenues do exist for litigation, while corporations are increasingly from the gun industry and gun rights organizations such as the National Rifle Association. The next time a case is brought to court, it might even push gun companies to confront their culpability.Robert J. Spitzer is a distinguished service professor of political science emeritus at SUNY Cortland and the author of five books on gun policy, including “The Politics of Gun Control.”
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