Other State WI Ct. of Appeals: Armslist can be sued for illegal gun purchase

[awshoot]

This is disturbing: Wisconsin court allows lawsuit against gun sale website to proceed

Most probably knows that Armslist is one of the few places left where people can post classified ads. An intermediate level appeals court in Wisconsin has ruled that Armslist can be sued for negligently facilitating an illegal sale between a private seller and a prohibited person.

The three-judge panel of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a federal law that shields website operators from liability for user content did not apply to Armslist LLC, the operator of Armslist.com.

Armslist was liable for its "own conduct in facilitating user activity," the judges said. They referred to the site's design and operation, which allegedly promotes illegal gun sales.

The court has no comprehension why people legally entitled to own firearms would wish to purchase them without subjecting themselves to de facto registration while it claims that the information Armslist collected and published made it easier for illegal sales to occur. So essentially, its opinion is that Armslist can be punished for allowing users to obtain information to engage in legally permissible acts.

This is only an intermediate level decision and it only applies to WI -- hopefully, cooler heads higher up will prevail.

Link to the actual opinion: https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=211408

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[Stomper]

So many naked lawyers under those black robes are corrupt and bought off.... I'm almost certain now that Civil War-II is slowly occurring.

 

[The Heretic]

That will go all the way to the SCOTUS if necessary - a lot more issues than just gun sales there.

 

[No_Regerts]

Did the same thing with Craigslist and prostitution.

 

[SIG34]

Civil war 2... coming

Can the Anti-gun people just stop..

 

[awshoot]

Did the same thing with Craigslist and prostitution.

An example of why it is important to never let the nature of the defendant cloud one's judgment about protecting civil rights. It has long been the tactic to violate the civil rights of people who are easy to despise first before going after everyone else.

 

[No_Regerts]

An example of why it is important to never let the nature of the defendant cloud one's judgment about protecting civil rights. It has long been the tactic to violate the civil rights of people who are easy to despise first before going after everyone else.

Got that right. These commie rat bastid politicians are a little more slick than we give them credit for. Set a "precedent" on the low hanging fruit and then show your true colors later with some slobber-string thin association.