Legal Opinion
Sturm, Ruger & Co. v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 13, 2002No. A01A2521PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
This case is before us on appeal from the trial court’s denial of appellants’ motion to dismiss in full the City of Atlanta’s (City’s) suit against 17 defendants that manufacture, distribute, sell, and promote the use of firearms. Because the State has preempted the field of gun regulation and also because this suit is barred by OCGA § 16-11-184, the trial court erred in not granting appellants’ motion to dismiss all claims.
Procedural History
On February 4, 1999, the City filed a complaint alleging that it had suffered harm and incurred significant expenses because the…
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