what say you? - Page 1/7

Subject: what say you?
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ladibud 15.03.19 - 07:09am
- Connecticut's supreme court ruled Thursday that US gunmaker Remington can be sued over the 2012 massacre at the Sandy Hook elementary school in which one of its weapons was used.

The attack just before Christmas left 20 school children and six staffers dead.

The 4-3 ruling by the state court raised hopes among the victims' families of punishing the marketers of the powerful Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle used by the shooter, Adam Lanza.

It also sets a precedent that could lead to more lawsuits against manufacturers whose guns are used in mass shootings.

The ruling on Thursday overturned a lower court's judgment rejecting the lawsuit, which charged that Remington Outdoor Co., arms distributor Camfour, and the Connecticut store which sold the gun used in the massacre could be held liable.

Lanza was a 20-year-old with known developmental disabilities who lived at home with his mother when he carried out the attack.

His mother, a gun enthusiast, had bought him the AR-15-style Bushmaster XM15-E2S semi-automatic rifle more than two years before the shooting. Lanza murdered his mother before assaulting the school, and killed himself afterward.

The lawsuit alleged that Remington and the other two defendants are culpable because they knowingly marketed a military grade weapon that is grossly unsuited for civilian use yet had become the gun most used in mass shootings.

AWashington Postdatabase says there have been 162 mass shootings in the United States since 1966, but many of the deadliest incidents have occurred in the past few years.

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ladibud 15.03.19 - 07:11am
I find this to be absolutely ridiculous. if anything i would say the government is to blame for allowing just anyone to purchase these weapons. they are the ones why should be held accountable and the laws should be stricter on who can buy these weapons.

the law should also be there that these weapons may not be sold or made at all. * +

eyesore 15.03.19 - 07:13am
Sounds a bit like sueing a brewery when someone is killed by a drink driver ....is personal responsibility a thing of the past now ? * +

shadow27 15.03.19 - 07:13am
Why stop at handguns and school shootings?

What about punishing those who mass produce all the other instruments of destruction? Landmines, biological and chemical weaponry etc. * +

budgiesmuggler 15.03.19 - 07:14am
Stanley Tools produced the screwdriver used to break into one of my cars.
That was the original paint from 1973 (dislike)
Seriously stanley wtf * +

eyesore 15.03.19 - 07:16am
Only in America * +

kimjongl 15.03.19 - 07:16am
It is ridiculous and fortunately I think the case will go no where. I can't see the Supreme Court ruling against the gun manufacturers. It would set a ridiculous precedent. What's next, McDonald's is responsible for your diabetes? Complete nonsense. * +

bozzalad 15.03.19 - 07:48am

@ kimjongl - 15.03.19 - 07:16am
It is ridiculous and fortunately I think the case will go no where. I can't see the Supreme Court ruling against the gun manufacturers. It would set a ridiculous precedent. What's next, McDonald's is responsible for your diabetes? Complete nonsense.