11.   He, like the relatives of the murder victims, is seeking to hold the firearms industry collectively responsible.

12.   Last month New Orleans became the first city to sue the firearms industry.

13.   Most of us see homicide as a huge problem, but the blood is not flowing fast enough to suit the firearms industry.

14.   Not surprisingly, gun-control advocates target the firearms industry while the NRA draws a huge bulls-eye on the foreheads of media moguls.

15.   Sposato would become the first plaintiff in dozens of negligence lawsuits against the firearms industry.

16.   The bills, similar to others passed around the country, were introduced at the behest of the National Rifle Association to protect the firearms industry from liability suits.

17.   The central argument in the Illinois suit is that the firearms industry has created a public nuisance by negligently distributing its products.

18.   The firearms industry is also spending some money to attack Democrats who support a series of lawsuits by state and local governments against gun manufacturers.

19.   The firearms industry has strongly resisted talks with its opponents, insisting it could win any lawsuits in court, as it has almost always done until now.

20.   The firearms industry is also spending money to attack Democrats who support a series of lawsuits by state and local governments against gun manufacturers.