Supreme Court declines to hear gunmakers’ challenge to New York firearms liability law

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear gunmakers’ challenge to New York’s law allowing civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, wholesalers, and dealers, leaving in place a lower court ruling that upheld the measure. The move is a setback for the firearms industry, which argued that New York’s law conflicts with a federal statute designed to shield gun companies from liability when their products are used in crimes. Recommended Stories Supreme Court declines to hear Carter Page’s lawsuit against former FBI officials Supreme Court to hear challenge to indefinite detention of criminal immigrants Supreme Court blocks Alabama from executing inmate with nitrogen gas The challenge was brought by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry’s leading trade group, along with…

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