The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.
The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms that argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law preventing most lawsuits against firearms manufacturers when their products are used in crimes.
The case is being watched by gun control advocates, gun rights supporters and gun manufacturers across the country, as it has the potential to provide a roadmap for victims of other mass shootings to circumvent the federal law and sue the makers of firearm.
The court's order allows the lawsuit filed in Connecticut state court by a survivor and relatives of nine victims who died at the Newtown, Connecticut, school on Dec. 14, 2012, to go forward.
The lawsuit says the Madison, North Carolina-based company should never have sold a weapon as dangerous as the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle to the public. Gunman Adam Lanza used it to kill 20 first graders and six educators. It also alleges Remington targeted younger, at-risk males in marketing and product placement in violent video games. Lanza was 20 years old.
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[–] 58wise 1 point 17 points 18 points (+18|-1) ago
How do you insert evidence into public awareness? Enjoy the show. Newtown was a drill. All will be exposed.
[–] ReadPastHeadlines 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
If it was a drill then why did they evacuate the same people over and over as they walked in circles back through the building?
If this wasn't a real shooting, then how do you explain every parent seen on TV having an acting background?
You filthy conspiracy theorist! I know a guy who lives near Maine and they have friends who are sad about the shooting happening. You have no heart repeating these hateful lies.
[–] ALIENS2222 ago
I had that video and lost it. Do you have a copy or link?
[–] CMAnon 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I really hope so. Enough oddities for a couple books. The one that gets me is that everyone in the area of Newtown had their mortgages paid off. https://archive.is/4zeKl
[–] Headwest127 ago
This. First they have to prove Adam Lanza did it, then they have to prove he did it with the particular weapon (Bushmaster).
[–] Karmy ago
Recently I have been hearing the Sandy Hook Promise commercial on the radio and I find it really annoying. Don't try to brainwash me into thinking I can stop school shootings by voting for gun control.