Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2025
The conclusion revisits the book’s themes, including a summation of the reasons why the firearms industry – alone among hazardous product manufacturers – has been relatively invulnerable to accountability for the harms to society they have contributed to and maintained by its products. The conclusion renews discussion of the pivotal developments in firearms litigation accomplished by the Sandy Hook litigation and the nine states’ enactment of consumer protection, accountability, and public nuisance statutes. The narrative explores the possibility of development of a firearms mass tort litigation accomplished through the combined efforts of state attorneys generals with private bar attorneys, modeled after the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. This analysis describes what provisions such a global firearms settlement might entail. The summation ends by canvassing and evaluating the potential obstacles to achieving a comprehensive firearms industry accountability settlement, concluding that like all other harmful product industries, the firearms industry ultimately will be held accountable for its societal harms.
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