All the headlines from our Gun Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 10 2011 // A day after two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were gunned down while looking into a case, the state insurance commissioner said that his department may have their agents carry weapons.Kim Sledge and Rhett...
Mar 17 2011 // The father of a Pennsylvania man who had soaked himself in gasoline during a domestic dispute is suing the Pennsylvania State Police because his son caught fire and died when a trooper used a stun gun to subdue him.Shawn...
Mar 7 2011 // Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record $604 billion and post positive growth in 2011 after a three-year period of negative real sales growth. The 2011 forecast from the National Restaurant Association...
Mar 3 2011 // A Wyoming legislative committee has killed a bill that would have barred employers in the state from prohibiting their workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at the workplace. The Senate Transportation Committee voted...
Feb 16 2011 // The Wyoming House is considering a bill that would prevent employers from prohibiting workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at the workplace.The House voted 36-23 in favor of House Bill 207, sponsored by Rep. Sam...
May 21 2010 // Gov. Phil Bredesen this week vetoed a renewed effort to allow Tennessee handgun carry permit holders to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.The Democratic governor said in a letter to...
Dec 16 2009 // The Supreme Court has turned away a new challenge to a 2005 law that gives gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits by shooting victims.The justices this week refused to hear an appeal from Hector Adames Jr. to revive his...
Dec 10 2009 // The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) recently released a study of the oceans surrounding Bermuda, which, it said, “are arguably the most comprehensively studied marine sites in the world.” The study...
Nov 11 2009 // The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head.The family of Christopher...
Aug 12 2009 // The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has issued a summary of new traffic laws passed by the Texas Legislature that are set to become effective Sept. 1, 2009.Among those laws that may affect the property casualty...
May 22 2009 // A 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that allows Oklahomans to store firearms in locked vehicles parked on company property will stand after the filing deadline passed for further legal appeals, Attorney General Drew...
May 8 2009 // States with higher gun ownership rates and weak gun laws have the highest rates of gun death according to analysis by the Violence Policy Center of just-revealed 2006 national data (the most recent available) from the...
Apr 15 2009 // The president of Mobile-based International Shipholding Corp., which manages the M/V Maersk Alabama for owner Maersk USA, said a multinational coalition must respond to Somali piracy.ISH President Erik L. Johnsen said one...
Mar 9 2009 // $3 MillionThe amount in underpaid benefits uncovered by an audit of Minnesota’s worker’s compensation system. The $3 million in underpaid claims represents less than 1 percent of overall benefits paid, but...
Feb 18 2009 // An Illinois state lawmaker is proposing that gun owners be required to carry personal liability insurance of at least $1 million.Rep. Kenneth Dunkin’s bill seeks to amend the state’s Firearm Owners...
Feb 13 2009 // The Arkansas House of Representatives has approved a bill allowing concealed handguns in churches, despite hearing arguments that lawmakers should put their faith in God, not guns.The bill, which passed on a 57-42 vote and...
May 23 2008 // Employees in Louisiana would have the right to keep a legally owned firearm locked in their car in a parking lot at their place of work, if the House goes along with a bill approved 28-4 in the state Senate.Senator Joe...
May 19 2008 // The South Dakota Supreme Court says an auto insurance policy covers injuries caused when a rifle accidentally fired in a pickup being used to drive deer hunters to the field. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the ankle...
May 9 2008 // The South Dakota Supreme Court says an auto insurance policy covers injuries caused when a rifle accidentally fired in a pickup being used to drive deer hunters to the field. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the ankle...
Apr 21 2008 // A rifle manufacturer asked arms dealers nationwide to make extra safety inspections after discovering it had accidentally shipped four guns loaded with live ammunition.Henry Repeating Arms, a maker of lever-action rifles...