OA599: Our Massive Gun Problem – What Can We Do?

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Another horrific mass shooting has us all asking WTF can we actually do about this? There is plenty of reason for pessimism, but Opening Arguments is here to break down what might realistically be done. This is part 1, focusing on why gun companies are immune from civil actions and what we should do about that. Part 2 will be about the police response.<br /> In the first segment, we give an update on Elon Musk. There was a filing that went virtually unnoticed but sheds more light on the Twitter situation.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Links: <a href= "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000110465922064655/tm2216931d1_sc13da.htm"> Musk SEC filing</a>, <a href= "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000110465922064655/tm2216931d1_ex-n.htm"> letter to himself</a>, <a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7902">15 US Code § 7902</a>, <a href= "https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=15-USC-1943449798-1486809467&term_occur=999&term_src=title:15:chapter:105:section:7902"> Definition: qualified civil liability action from 15 USC § 7903</a>, D<a href= "https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/public-mass-shootings-database-amasses-details-half-century-us-mass-shootings">atabase Amasses Details of a Half Century of US Mass Shootings</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:block {"ref":1378} /--></p>