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March 15, 2019

Connecticut Court Allows Sandy Hook Parents to Sue Gun Maker
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Connecticut's supreme court has reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit
against gun maker Remington Arms, brought by family members and a
survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The massacre
saw 20-year-old Adam Lanza use a Remington-manufactured AR-15 Bushmaster
semiautomatic rifle to kill 26 people-including 20 first graders-in less
than 5 minutes. Thursday's ruling in Connecticut opens the door for
families to subpoena internal documents from gun makers, which could
reveal how corporate executives sought to appeal to young people in
marketing campaigns and ads. One such advertisement featured an image of
an AR-15 with the caption, "Consider your man card reissued."


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