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Judge dismisses Philadelphia lawsuit against gun makers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A lawsuit the city filed against gun makers to =
recoup the costs resulting from gun violence was negated by an earlier =
state law, said a judge who dismissed the suit. A 1995 law and an =
amendment four years later stripped Philadelphia and other =
municipalities of the power to either regulate or sue gun makers, U.S. =
District Judge Berle M. Schiller said Wednesday. The authority to =
regulate firearms lies exclusively with the state Legislature, he wrote. =
The city is reviewing Schiller"s ruling and is "quite likely" to appeal, =
City Solicitor Kenneth I. Trujillo said. Philadelphia filed its lawsuit =
April 11, joining more than 30 cities and counties that have sued gun =
manufacturers. Several of those lawsuits have been dismissed.=20

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