Dennis Henigan

Dennis Henigan is director of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence’s Legal Action Project, which helps represent victims of gun violence in suing gun manufacturers. He argues in the following viewpoint that gun manufacturers have failed to take reasonable steps to make their products safer and to keep them out of the hands of criminals. For example, he notes, gun makers have failed to implement trigger locks on their guns that would prevent children from firing them. He believes that holding gun makers accountable in court will force them to take the steps necessary to make guns safer and ensure that they are used responsibly. Moreover, Henigan contends that the monetary costs of gun violence amount to billions in health care and other expenses, and gun manufacturers are partly responsible...