Supreme Court will allow Sandy Hook families to move forward in suit against gunmaker Remington
Source: CNBC
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will not hear a closely-watched case against gun-maker Remington, a move the gunmaker has warned could potentially increase the liability of firearm manufacturers to suits brought by victims of gun crimes.
The courts action will allow the families to move forward with their lawsuit.
The case was brought by family members of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead.
The families sued the makers of the gun that was used, an AR-15 style weapon made by Remington, in 2014, alleging that the companys marketing of the weapon inspired Adam Lanza to commit the massacre.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/12/supreme-court-sandy-hook-remington-guns.html
hlthe2b
(102,267 posts)Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)dalton99a
(81,485 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Ad for weapon used at Sandy Hook --
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dalton99a
(81,485 posts)BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)Gothmog
(145,231 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)Raftergirl
(1,285 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)Hoping they're on firm ground
crickets
(25,978 posts)BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)Initech
(100,071 posts)denvine
(800 posts)pandr32
(11,582 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)since that's precisely why douchebags buy these weapons, to feel tough by getting stuff that looks like military weapons as part of some fantasy of resisting government tyranny.
I hope they can get a fair trial. Reforming the marketing would reduce gun sales.
progressoid
(49,990 posts)Since the PLCAA this has worked only a couple times. Hopefully this will be a positive trend.
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Good to see they have. Suing the bastards is the only route that can be effective.
calimary
(81,261 posts)Excellent!!!
packman
(16,296 posts)A tip-of-the- hat to the SCOUS
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)The decision will eventually get to the Boozin Brett Court where theyll probably declare gun manufacturers as sacred. They just dont want to hear it prior to 2021.
Duppers
(28,120 posts)I hope this opens the floodgate of lawsuits.
Dorn
(523 posts)These weapons should be not be available unless you are in the military or police.
flying_wahini
(6,594 posts)They know several on the SC is beholden to NRA $$$. This is not gonna happen. IMO.
Starseer
(72 posts)Gothmog
(145,231 posts)It took some great legal work to get around the gun maker immunity law
Link to tweet
Even so, the decision was seen as having broad implications for gun-control advocates across the country who have had little success in seeking ways to hold gunmakers responsible for crimes committed with their products.
Firearms company Remington had convinced a lower court that federal law prevented the families lawsuit. But Connecticuts high court said that the law had exceptions and that one of them was meant for state consumer protection laws.
The NRA fought hard to get the immunity from Congress, saying it was needed to protect U.S. companies from costly, and what they see as unfair, litigation that blames them for the crimes of others.
George II
(67,782 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)The lawyers will sue them into bankruptcy.