"They ensure that the gun manufacturers remain accountable to no one."

The company was named as a defendant in the lawsuits brought against various gun manufacturers.

New York would be the first state to sue gun manufacturers, but 23 cities and counties across the nation have already done so.

Even gun manufacturers are beginning to get the message.

Foreign gun manufacturers quickly altered their products to meet these guidelines.

That kind of success spells a major image problem for gun manufacturers.

"If suits are brought against gun manufacturers, it will close them down."

Indeed, no other state attorney general had tried to sue gun manufacturers.

He compared his role, however, to that of a gun manufacturer.

Lawyers for both sides said it was the first such suit against a gun manufacturer to go to trial.