Gunmaker Asks Justices to Rule Against Sandy Hook Families
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Gun manufacturer Remington Arms asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a ruling from Connecticut’s high court allowing the company to be sued by one survivor and the families of nine victims killed in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, reports Courthouse News Service.
The North Carolina-based company argued in a petition for a writ of certiorari that the 2005 federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act shields firearm makers from liability in every circumstance when their products are used in acts of violence, reports Courthouse News’ Christine Stuart.
The Connecticut Supreme Court in May refused to strike arguments regarding the marketing of the XM15-E2S weapon, a type of AR-15 semiautomatic gun that killed 20 first graders and six educators in 264 seconds.
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