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How have lawsuits been used to influence gun control?

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Attempts by localities (through legislation) and individuals (through lawsuits) to pursue gun control through the courts by permitting or bringing negligence suits against a gun manufacturer or dealer when a weapon it made or sold is used in a crime led many states and, in 2005, Congress to pass laws limiting such suits.

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