Undaunted by a judge's dismissal of their suit against gun makers, Miami-Dade officials are pressing ahead in local courts and Washington, D.C. "It does not deter from our efforts to compel the gun industry to design safer guns and change their negligent marketing efforts," said one city official. Judge Amy Dean's ruling shot down every argument brought by the county on why it should be allowed to recover from gun makers the money it has spent on services associated with gun violence.
December 16, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Undaunted by a Miami-Dade circuit judge’s dismissal of their suit against gun makers, county officials and their lawyers are pressing ahead in both local courts and in Washington, D.C.
“It does not deter from our efforts to compel the gun industry to design safer guns and change their negligent marketing efforts,” said Joe Ramallo, Mayor Alex Penelas’ assistant director of policy.
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