Lawyers, Guns, and Money: One Man's Battle with the Gun Industry
This inspiring book recounts the heroic efforts of Tom McDermott, a lawyer and victim of the infamous Colin Ferguson rampage on the Long Island Railroad, to take on the gun industry. He is among the leaders of an innovative and promising strategy to circumvent the NRA's political power and courts constrained by interpretations of the Second Amendment. Through civil action he hits the gun companies where it hurts most: the bottom line. Making insurance difficult for manufacturers to get, he...
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A stirring story of one man's battle with the gun industry The Washington Post - Cliff Sloan In Lawyers, Guns, and Money, Carol X. Vinzant focuses on an individual gun victim and the gritty facts of the gun industry. She is far from impartial…But Vinzant's attention to one victim—and to the cold reality of the gun industry's economics—allows her to move beyond the familiar generalities.…a valuable contribution to the gun control debate.
The Shooting • A Miracle, A Mission: Finding Purpose in Tragedy • Walking Victim Impact Statement: Tom Speaks Out • McDermott vs. the NRA: The Fight for Local, State, and Federal Gun Laws • The Courts: Colin Ferguson's Victims Seek Justice • Firing Back: Taking on the Entire Gun Industry • Follow the Money: The Lorcin Bankruptcy • The Chase: Unraveling an Insurance Scam • Tightening the Noose: More Documents, More Cases • Guns: Just Like Any Other Business
\ Cliff SloanIn Lawyers, Guns, and Money, Carol X. Vinzant focuses on an individual gun victim and the gritty facts of the gun industry. She is far from impartial…But Vinzant's attention to one victim—and to the cold reality of the gun industry's economics—allows her to move beyond the familiar generalities.…a valuable contribution to the gun control debate.\ —The Washington Post\ \
