The NAACP/Brady campaign lawsuit against the gun industry was dismissed yesterday. A while back, the jury in this case (whose verdict was advisory, not binding) acquited the gun makers who were targeted by this lawsuit. Yesterday, Senior Federal District Judge Jack B. Weinstein found that the industry could not be shown to have targeted minority communities, though he had some critical words for the marketing practices of the manufacturers. I remember from my first look at this case, that the judge was believed to have an anti-gun background and it was thought likely that he would decide against the industry in spite of the jury's advisory verdict.