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US Supreme Court rules than Sandy Hook families and survivor CAN sue Remington who made rifle used in the massacre that left 26 dead

  • The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms that argued it should be shielded by a 2005 federal law that prevented lawsuits against manufactures  
  • Decision allows for Connecticut lawsuit put forth by a survivor and relatives of nine victims who died at the Newtown school on December 14, 2012
  • 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
  • Adam Lanza earlier shot his mother to death at their Newtown home and killed himself as police arrived at the school
  • The rifle was legally owned by his mother
  • The Connecticut Supreme Court had earlier ruled 4-3 that the lawsuit could proceed for now, citing an exemption in the federal law

The Supreme Court said Tuesday 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 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 December 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.

‘The families are grateful that the Supreme Court upheld precedent and denied Remington’s latest attempt to avoid accountability,’ said Joshua Koskoff, a lawyer for the Sandy Hook families.

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One Comment

  1. Lenwood Richardson Lenwood Richardson November 12, 2019

    Are they insane? The AR – 15 is no more dangerous than any other weapon. The only reason thay are going after this weapon is because to the left it is a scary looking thing. IT IS NOT THAT POWERFUL OF A RIFLE!!!
    Ask any one who has trained with one. Once thay get the AR banned then thay will start on the regular hunting rifles. Then the shotgun will be next.

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