Kansas City Mayor Q Compares Gun Manufactures To Big Tobacco & Teases More Legal Action

There is an ongoing argument which contends that gun violence should be viewed as a public health issue.

Here's the problem . . .

Neither smokes, soda nor cheeseburgers are protected by the Constitution of the United States. 

Still . . .

Mayor Q has garnered some success in litigation against gun companies and here's a peek at his promise to continue along the same path.

“Just like how Big Tobacco needed to be held accountable for its role in promulgating a generation of lung cancer patients, so too does the gun industry need to be held accountable for its role in our gun violence epidemic,” said Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. “In Kansas City, we went after Jimenez Arms for its role in furthering gun violence, and I’m looking forward to strategizing with my fellow mayors about what’s next.”

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