The Latest: Newtown mom backs ruling against gun maker

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 12:46 pm CDT, Thursday, March 14, 2019

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on a Connecticut court reinstating part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by victims of the Newtown school shooting against gun maker Remington (all times local):

1:40 p.m.

The mother of one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting says a new court ruling is a step toward holding gun-maker Remington accountable for the way it marketed the rifle used in the massacre.

Nicole Hockley said Thursday that Remington and other gun makers need to stop gearing their advertising toward troubled young men.

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The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Thursday Remington could be sued over how it marketed the Bushmaster rifle used by a 20-year-old man with mental health problems to kill 20 first-graders and six educators at the Newtown school in 2012.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/education/article/The-Latest-Newtown-mom-backs-ruling-against-gun-13688690.php

[LiberalLovinLug]

1. Good

If this is at all successful, gun makers might actually realize they have to get on board with more gun regulations regarding access. Even if just for legal reasons so they don't get sued like this again. Of course now that Trump is rapidly filling seats with his stooges, and the SCOTUS is stacked, I'm not sure it will win.