ANOTHER CIVIL RIGHTS VICTORY:

LANSING — The Michigan Court of Appeals has thrown out lawsuits filed by the city of Detroit and Wayne County against more than 30 gun manufacturers and dealers.

In an unanimous decision released Friday, the appellate court said a state law approved in 2000 prohibits such lawsuits although the city and county filed their suits in April 1999.

A rejection on the basis of the Second Amendment would be better still, of course.