Have you ever seen one of these guns? We used to see it in school a lot before we put in metal detectors. It's such a piece of junk I'm surprised it was even allowed to be sold in the US.

Remember this was a civil case, hence the burden of proof is not held to as high a standard as in a criminal case. I caught a bit of this on Court TV. The gun manufacturer was only held 5% liable. In a sense, it was a small victory for the gun manufacturers. The jury's decision affirms our collective wisdom that it's not the gun which kills, it's the person who pulls the trigger. Nonetheless, the jury's decision also reflects that little bit of doubt in the back of our minds that if we could only enforce the laws we have, this would not have happened.

Kuan