The questions immediately following each ethical dilemma are guided questions for you to consider as you frame your thinking. Seek to develop your own positions where neither the law nor public opinion has reached an ethical consensus that conforms to accepted values. For every question, there are two or more valid positions that are consistent with universal values and principles.

1. Should the firearms industry share in the environmental safety and social costs arising from the individual right to gun ownership, or is protection of individual rights a social obligation, the human and financial consequences of which must be shared by all members of society?
2. Who should assume responsibility for the environmental safety and social costs arising from the nation's gun injuries?
3. Should gun dealers who are involved in the illegal sale of guns be forced to pay the environmental safety and social costs arising from gun ownership?
4. Does the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) that shields the firearms industry from any liability for gun injuries violate the notion of corrective justice?

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