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The Drinnon Law Firm pllc
Advocates Safe Gun Design In America
The Drinnon Law Firm, PLLC, advocates the design of safer firearms and the recall of defective guns through litigation. We do not advocate unreasonable gun control in contravention of our 2nd Amendment Rights as expressed in the United States Constitution.
“I have enjoyed hunting with my family and friends since my first deer hunt with my father at age 12, when I watched him down a running white tail buck with his 30-30. It is not unreasonable that we hunters should expect our gun manufacturer to quickly eliminate defective designs or at least warn us about hidden dangers about which they are aware.” Stephen W. Drinnon
The design and warnings of firearms sold in the United States is overseen and regulated only through litigation by individuals and the American jury system. However, defective guns and inadequate warnings have not been eliminated.
“Doesn’t the firearms industry already set its own safety standards? There are very few industry-developed standards, and those that exist are very weak. In fact, citizen lawsuits are often the only method to force manufacturers of defective firearms to make their guns safer. For example, firearms manufacturer Remington Arms settled a class action suit in 1995 for $31.5 million. The suit involved 12 models of shotguns manufactured over a 35-year period. The plaintiff shotgun owners alleged that the guns’ barrels were made from insufficiently strong steel and therefore were prone to explode. As part of the settlement, Remington finally agreed to upgrade the steel used in its shotguns and to distribute a Shotgun Safety Bulletin warning of the hazard of shotgun barrel explosion." Consumer Federation of America
An example of a dangerously designed gun that was sold to approximately 4 million unsuspecting Americans up until 2007 was the Remington 700 Bolt-Action Rifle. It has been known by Remington to fire accidentally for over fifty years, but Remington still refuses to recall the rifle. THE DRINNON LAW FIRM, PLLC is very familiar with the long and infamous history of the Remington 700’s defective trigger. Remington has known that the rifle can fire without a trigger pull and continued to sell the defective trigger for an unconscionable amount of time. To review more information about the Remington 700 and documents which prove that the Remington 700 firing system is defective and how Remington has continued to put profits in front of safety, go to “Defective Remington 700 Bolt-Action Rifle” on this web site.
The most effective way to protect consumers and sportsmen from defective firearms is through litigation in American courts. Our laws are designed to hold manufacturers of all products sold in this country to a reasonable standard of safety. Thousands of people are injured annually by defective guns. If you or someone you know has been injured by a firearm, a product liability or negligence lawsuit may be appropriate depending on the circumstances of the individual case. The Consumer Federation of American published a very informative paper about the firearm’s industry in 2005 entitled: Buyer Beware: Defective Firearms and America’s Unregulated Gun Industry.
The Drinnon Law Firm, PLLC will provide a free initial evaluation each individual case gratis to each injured person or their family. Together we may be able to prevent future injuries from defective guns sold in America
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