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Race at Issue in Opening Arguments of Gun Industry Trial


— April 1, 2003

The NAACP is the plaintiff in a suit seeking injunctive relief against gun manufacturers and distributors in Federal court in New York. The interesting case seeks to show that guns have a disproportionate adverse impact on African Americans, and seeks court-ordered regulation of the industry to minimize the harm, according to this.


The NAACP is the plaintiff in a suit seeking injunctive relief against gun manufacturers and distributors in Federal court in New York. The interesting case seeks to show that guns have a disproportionate adverse impact on African Americans, and seeks court-ordered regulation of the industry to minimize the harm, according to this.

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