The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The lawsuit claims Mean LLC manufactured an easily removable gun lock, offering a way to circumvent New York laws prohibiting assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.

    This seems like the only part of the suits that might have traction. All the other bits seem easy to dismiss. That’s not a statement on whether others share responsibility, only on what seems legally actionable in the US.

    • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Here’s an install video of what I assume was the product in question based on the named LLC. https://youtu.be/EjJdMfuH9q4

      Shy of completely destroying the the lock and catch system by drilling the mechanism I don’t see an effective way of removing it.

      I don’t think it’d meet the court’s standards for easily removable given it’d require power tools and would permanently alter the device in an unfamiliar reversible way.