Guns

Rock Band Guns N’ Roses Files Lawsuit Against Oskar Blues Brewery Over Guns ‘N’ Rosé Ale

Guns N’ Roses, once the subject of the BBC documentary “The Most Dangerous Band in the World,” has filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit against Oskar Blues Brewery and parent company Canarchy Craft Brewery collective over the pink-toned Guns ‘N’ Rosé Ale. Oskar Blues, founded in Colorado in 1997, added a location in Brevard in 2012, the same year Guns N’ Roses was inducted into the Rock and …


Remington Model 700 Trigger Lawsuit Settled in Court

Turning aside objections from gun owners, legal experts and nine state attorneys general, a federal judge has given final approval to a landmark class action settlement involving some 7.5 million allegedly defective Remington guns, CNBC reports this morning. The ruling allows the owners of some of Remington’s most popular firearms — including the iconic Model 700 rifle — to have …


States Join Objections to Remington Rifle Settlement

Attorneys general from nine states and the District of Columbia are urging a federal judge to reject a proposed class action settlement involving millions of allegedly defective Remington rifles including the iconic Model 700, saying the agreement “fails to adequately protect public safety.” The 38-page filing, which alleges that Remington has “long known” that the guns can fire without the …



Judge Approves Remington Rifle Settlement Plan—with a Catch

The federal judge overseeing a proposed class action settlement involving millions of allegedly defective Remington firearms says the parties can go ahead with a revised plan to notify gun owners of their right to get the triggers replaced. But in a unique twist, the judge is delaying final approval of the settlement until he sees how many people file claims. The case involves Remington’s …


Texas AG Calls Lawsuit to Stop Campus Firearm Carry “Frivolous”

Fill one of these out, carry a gun on a college campus. Monday, Texas public universities ushered in the first day of a new reality. Anyone on campus licensed to carry a handgun is now legally allowed to do so on portions of state owned, four-year college campuses, thanks to a bill passed during the 2015 legislative session.


Class Deal Approved for Allegedly Faulty Pistols

July 27 — A settlement agreement over allegedly defective pistols between Brazilian gunmaker
Forjas Taurus S.A. and a plaintiff representing a class of gun owners has received
final approval from a federal judge (Carter v. Forjas Taurus, S.A., 2016 BL 236801
S.D. Fla., No. 1:13-cv-24583 , settlement approved
7/22/16
).