City’s Case Could Curb Illegal Firearms
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The chief lawyer for New York City, Michael Cardozo, is arguing a case in Manhattan Federal Court today that is central to the city’s campaign against illegal firearms in New York.
“This lawsuit presses gun manufacturers and distributors to do the right thing and take the simple steps to stop the sale of guns to dealers who repeatedly fuel the black market for illegal guns,” Mr. Cardozo said in a statement. “These steps would save lives in our City – and throughout the country.”
Weeks before the case was sheduled to go to trail, Congress passed a bill that “attempted to strip the state and federal judiciary of the ability to hear certain cases involving the gun industry,” the law department said. Mr. Cardozo is arguing that the case should go to trial.
