Guns and lawsuits: Is America actually safer because you can’t sue

Guns and lawsuits: Is America actually safer because you can’t sue gunmakers over mass shootings?

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State and federal laws make it almost impossible to hold gunmakers accountable when killers go on murderous sprees. Shooting victims’ families are fighting an uphill battle to get around those rules. But, in this episode, a top lawyer for the firearms industry makes the case that it hasn’t received any special protection – and that crime is actually down since gun immunity laws were passed.

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