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DECEMBER 10, 18:50 EST

Conn. Judge Throws Out Gun Lawsuit

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) ? A state judge on Friday dismissed the city of
Bridgeport’s lawsuit that sought to make gun makers responsible for the costs
associated with gun violence.

Superior Court Judge Robert F. McWeeny agreed with gun makers who argued
the city did not have legal standing to sue because the city had not
suffered any direct injuries from guns.

`The plaintiffs have no statutory or common law basis to recoup their
expenditures. They lack any statutory authorization to initiate such
claims,” McWeeney wrote.