Move To Fire: A Family's Tragedy, A Lone Attorney, And A Teenager's Victory Over A Corrupt Gunmaker

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Cover of the book Move To Fire: A Family's Tragedy, A Lone Attorney, And A Teenager's Victory Over A Corrupt Gunmaker by Mike Harkins, Mike Harkins
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Author: Mike Harkins ISBN: 9780996567213
Publisher: Mike Harkins Publication: November 17, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Mike Harkins
ISBN: 9780996567213
Publisher: Mike Harkins
Publication: November 17, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

From the foreword of Move To Fire -- "...no government entity can force a gun manufacturer to recall a defective gun... an unethical gun manufacturer could choose to create and sell a gun it knew to be defective, and no entity could stop that from happening." "That happened."
A decade after seven-year-old Brandon Maxfield was paralyzed in an accidental shooting by a defective gun, he and his attorney accomplished what the government couldn't do, and the firearms industry and gun safety groups failed to do - hold the defective gun’s manufacturer accountable for creating millions of low quality, dangerous guns so connected to tragedy that they were known as junk guns. When the gunmaker filed bankruptcy to avoid paying his half of a historic $50,000,000 product liability award to Brandon, then schemed to resurrect the company, the teen launched a campaign to acquire the company himself and stop it from producing thousands more defective guns. Brandon’s and attorney Richard Ruggieri’s efforts attracted national support, and derision, as their story became international news.
Michael W. Harkins’ compelling narrative is an illuminating account of the people and events that captivated the world’s leading media outlets in nine countries, and also reveals why millions of defectively designed guns like the one that almost killed Brandon Maxfield are still on the streets.

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From the foreword of Move To Fire -- "...no government entity can force a gun manufacturer to recall a defective gun... an unethical gun manufacturer could choose to create and sell a gun it knew to be defective, and no entity could stop that from happening." "That happened."
A decade after seven-year-old Brandon Maxfield was paralyzed in an accidental shooting by a defective gun, he and his attorney accomplished what the government couldn't do, and the firearms industry and gun safety groups failed to do - hold the defective gun’s manufacturer accountable for creating millions of low quality, dangerous guns so connected to tragedy that they were known as junk guns. When the gunmaker filed bankruptcy to avoid paying his half of a historic $50,000,000 product liability award to Brandon, then schemed to resurrect the company, the teen launched a campaign to acquire the company himself and stop it from producing thousands more defective guns. Brandon’s and attorney Richard Ruggieri’s efforts attracted national support, and derision, as their story became international news.
Michael W. Harkins’ compelling narrative is an illuminating account of the people and events that captivated the world’s leading media outlets in nine countries, and also reveals why millions of defectively designed guns like the one that almost killed Brandon Maxfield are still on the streets.

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