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7 Rutgers J. L. & Pub. Pol'y 187 (2009-2010)
Guns Don't Kill People, Although 300,000 Americans Each Year Would Disagree: An Analysis of Gun Manufacturer Liability

handle is hein.journals/rutjulp7 and id is 191 raw text is: Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, ALTHOUGH 30,000 AMERICANS EACH YEAR WOULD DISAGREE: AN ANALYSIS OF GUN MANUFACTURER LIABLITY By Dustin Bower, I. INTRODUCTION On November 5, 2009, America was shocked and disturbed to find that a mass shooting had occurred at one of the nation's largest military posts.2 A U.S. Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire inside Fort Hood in Texas.3 Thirteen people were killed and 30 people were injured, most of whom were U.S. military personnel.4 The U.S. soldier, armed with at least two handguns . . . started firing until he was eventually shot four times by emergency personnel responding to the incident.5 On April 16, 2007, thirty-three people were killed on the campus of Virginia Tech in ... the deadliest shooting rampage 1 B.A., University of Wisconsin; J.D., Hamline University School of Law. Founder and owner of Bower Law Office, P.C 2 Kevin Whitehall, Massacre Leaves 13 Dead at Fort Hood, NPR, Nov. 6, 2oo9, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyld=12o138496. 3 Id. 4 Id. 5 Id. 18 7 -187 .3 Spring 2010 Vol 7:2