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.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-lets-sandy-hook-143642777.html
view the rest of the comments →
[–] 0369Retired 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
The SCOTUS is not supposed to represent citizens or, more importantly, political parties. It is supposed to preside over court cases referred from "lower" courts and apply the law to those cases as the highest judiciary body in the nation. In a nutshell, SCOTUS is supposed to impartially represent the law, not the people or political parties. As such, it has fallen well short of its intended purpose. As for this case, its a crap shoot as to what these 9 political hacks will do.
[–] Nosfewratsjews 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Bullshit. It's quite literally the last appeal a Citizen can make in our legal framework. It represents the ability for a Citizen to challenge the lesser courts breach of the Constitution, which happens fucking hourly at this point but most people are not rich enough to go through the song and dance hoops to get to the SCOTUS.
[–] Karmy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
SCOTUS has fallen short of its mandate with Roe v Wade, Obamacare and Same sex marriage. They have MADE law which is unconstitutional yet no one seems to find that a problem.