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Old 12-27-2013 | 10:10 AM
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Topgun 3006
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There are a lot of rifles from various manufacturers that can't be unloaded without taking the safety off. Remington changed the 700 to a 3 positon safety around 2007 after the Barber court case where they were sued when in 2000 the Mother of the 9 year old kid had her's fire with the safety off and the bullet went through a trailer and killed her boy who was standing on the other side out of sight. The case was originally sealed like Remington was famous for in all the 700 rifle death lawsuits against them, but a Judge later unsealed that one and the father is pursuing matters further trying to take more action against Remington for knowing the rifles needed to be redesigned and not doing it until about 2007 after that Barber lawsuit. A class action lawsuit was just filed this month in regards to all the rifles that remain out there with what is call the "Walker Fire Control" trigger that can go off at any time without touching the trigger.

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