MAGA death threats to nuns in 3…2…
Funny seeing how the Vatican bank has shares in Beretta.
Owning shares is actually the method they’re using to have standing to sue. It’s a shareholder suit. For those curious about which orders, it’s a teaching order, a nursing order, a Dominican order (the odd man out), and a franciscian order.
God I’m glad not to be Catholic. They don’t have a legal leg to stand on, this is just throwing money away.
They do, in fact, have a legal leg to stand in. As shareholders, they can sue their board of directors for mismanagement.
$1000 says these nuns have no idea what “asaault-style weapons” are.
We don’t like the first and second amendments so we will just use the courts to make them effectively obsolete. (If you don’t think assault weapons are a first amendment issue then you don’t know what the actual definition is)
Sure, if money’s speech, so are guns. Hell, violence is speech too I guess.
Speaking as someone who knows the definition (or more accurately, that there isn’t one), it is not a first amendment issue.
I think gun control is necessary legislation, but the term “assault-style weapon” is not based on the function of a firearm or its ability to cause harm. It’s a nonsense phrase used to describe guns that look scary.
Horrendously stupid lawsuit.
Elwood Blues: “Don’t mess with the penguins.”
“Did your clients purchase shares with the express intent to create standing in a case such as this?”
“Of course not your honor”
“Did your clients do due diligence on their investment before purchasing their shares?”
“Yes your honor.”
“And during this due diligence, did they in fact find that the main component of the company’s business is the manufacture of firearms and had been so since 1852?”
“Yes your honor.”
“Have the sisters ever heard of Dirty Harry?”
“Your honor?”
Summary judgement for dismissal in 3…2…
Absolutely fascinating! As shareholders they have a unique standing for this suit. I’m going to be watching this closely.
Wow. Innovative way to try to force change, nuns. Regardless of how you feel about guns, this is a very interesting way to attempt to accomplish their goal.
