I don't see how arguing in favour of personal responsibility led to the assumption that automatic weapons should be readily available to the general populace. As mentioned above, Canadian Tire sells long arms. I haven't heard about anyone in canada sueing them over a suicide conducted with any of their products.
The notion that the government is somehow responsible for individual's decisions baffles me. Really, Wal-Mart sells other lethal weapons... Chainsaws, knives, baseball bats. Granted, these itmes are harder used to inflict death upon your own person, but the fact remains that all of these items have been used to kill in one way or another.
As far as I'm concerned, this is natural selection at its finest.
As for you amagamon, you need to wake up & realize that consciousness is a responsibility. Relating advertising to eating fast food does not compare to poor parenting/crappy neighbourhoods leading to a hoodlum lifestyle.
This is a frivolous lawsuit. This lawsuit is a thinly veiled attemt to capitalize on a tragic situation. Money won't bring her daughter back. Pay for the funeral maybe, but that isn't WalMart's responsibility, or the government's responsibility.
You can call it dramatic all you want, but if crap like this is rewarded in court, it won't be long before car dealerships & brewers will be responsible for DUI deaths. Or architects and builders for jumper's deaths.
Take responsibility for your own actions. That is an obligation you were born with.
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