The ammunition was used by the gunman of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting for his Ruger P89 9 × 19 mm pistol . In 1996 a lawsuit was subsequently filed by one of the victim 's family members ( '' McCarthy v. Sturm , Ruger and Co. , Inc. '' , 916 F.Supp . 366 ( S.D.N.Y. , 1996 ) ) claiming that Olin Corp. should be liable for the shooting spree based on the design , manufacture , marketing , and sale of Black Talon ammunition . The claims against Olin were dismissed because it was held that the plaintiff could not prevail because there were no defects in manufacturing , design , or in warnings - the bullets " functioned exactly as designed "
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting
1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting
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