Since there are laws on the books about how one may lawfully transport firearms in a vehicle without a carry permit, and I don't believe a unsecured firearm immediately accessible to the driver qualifies, then the defendant should have been charged for that. Ruling that the entire interior of a car ...
No, it shows that legislators don't consider backdoor bans via civil suit legitimate, and that they shouldn't be trying to make gun manufacturers the scapegoat for an out of control criminal subculture.