Friday, July 09, 2004

Getting Even... Or At Least Trying

A California teenager who was paralyzed 10 years ago when a faulty handgun accidentally fired has raised enough money to buy the bankrupt handgun maker. He wants to "melt down 70,000 unassembled guns and close the company for good."

Meanwhile, the supposedly bankrupt founder of the guilty gun company moved to Florida, where he purchased a $500,000 annuity and a $900,000 home and hangar in Daytona Beach. He filed both for personal bankruptcy and bankruptcy for the gun company in Florida, where state law allows debtors to keep their houses.

He also reportedly owns a Lamborghini and other expensive cars and aircraft, which the paralyzed teenager's attorneys are pursuing.

Let's hope they are successful.
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