They’re killing machines: Newtown families have a right to sue the makers of the AR-15

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16. Not when the people pushing this are using the very definition of SLAPP lawsuits.

The plan is to lose a ton of cases, but be such a nuisance that somehow every gun manufacturer in the world will just give up. That's the definition of SLAPP lawsuits.

Your Ford example is not analogious. Selling AR-15s with 100 round magazines and no national background check at a gun show

Gun manufactures can't sell at gun shows. They can only sell to licensed federal firearms dealers.

Which neatly insulates gun manufacturers from legal liability - they sold it to someone who has gone undergone background checks and is subject to regular auditing.

Ford selling to civilians armored military transports with battering rams on the hood and a decanter full of Jim Beam on the dashboard.

Or perhaps Ford advertising about the performance of their vehicles that exceed every speed limit and reckless driving statute?

Once again, these lawsuits will be lost. They will cost the victims a lot of money and can not possibly stop every gun manufacturer on the planet. We need to convince people to turn out for gun control like NRA supporters turn out against gun control.