Sep 8, 2010
Gun Dealer’s Defamation Suit Against NYC Mayor Hinges on Verification
A suit pitting a Georgia gun dealer against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg got airtime at the Georgia Court of Appeals on Tuesday, when former Georgia congressman Bob Barr and litigator Peter Canfield faced off over a single page that wasn’t filed in the court record. The court’s decision about that sheet of paper will determine whether the gun dealer may proceed with a suit against Bloomberg, whom the dealer claims defamed it in his campaign against illegal sales of weapons used against New Yorkers.