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Roberts Centre to no longer host OGCA events following accidental shooting - Record Herald

  • The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act protects firearm manufacturers from lawsuits in the Gustafson case.
  • Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy stated that the PLCAA prohibits the plaintiffs’ claims in this case.
  • The court affirmed that J.R. Gustafson's accidental shooting death was due to unlawful misuse, not product defect, validating the PLCAA's constitutionality.
  • The court dismissed the case, affirming that the PLCAA does not violate the Constitution's Commerce Clause nor the Tenth Amendment.
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Roberts Centre to no longer host OGCA events following accidental shooting - Record Herald

WILMINGTON, Ohio — Following a March 15 accidental gun discharge that injured two people, the Roberts Centre will no longer be hosting Ohio Gun Collectors Association (OGCA) events, according to Sean A. McCarter, president of the OGCA. On March 15 at approximately 11 a.m., there was an accidental discharge of a Winchester rifle lying on a table at the March OGCA meeting at the Roberts Centre. Two people were injured, but the association stated t…

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Roberts Centre to no longer host OGCA events following accidental shooting - Wilmington News Journal

WILMINGTON, Ohio — Following a March 15 accidental gun discharge that injured two people, the Roberts Centre will no longer be hosting Ohio Gun Collectors Association (OGCA) events, according to Sean A. McCarter, president of the OGCA. On March 15 at approximately 11 a.m., there was an accidental discharge of a Winchester rifle lying on a table at the March OGCA meeting at the Roberts Centre. Two people were injured, but the association stated t…

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Pa. Supreme Court rules federal law protects gun-maker in case of teen's accidental death

PITTSBURGH - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court won't let the parents of a teenager shot and killed accidentally to sue the gun's maker and seller.The federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act bars most injury lawsuits and applies to the case of J.R. Gustafson, who was 13 years old when he was shot in March 2016 at a home in Westmoreland County.Gustafson's friend thought the gun, made by Springfield Armory and sold at Saloom Department Store…

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Gun Lobby Praises Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Upholding PLCAA

iStock-884188404 WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praises the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold the bipartisan Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which reversed the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s decision to allow the frivolous lawsuit of Gustafson v. Springfield, Inc. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision held that the PLCAA is constitutional and applies to bar the laws…

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ammoland.com broke the news in on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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