Judge dismisses Newtown families' lawsuit against Remington Arms

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HARTFORD, Conn. — A judge on Friday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit by Newtown families against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying federal law shields gun manufacturers from most lawsuits over criminal use of their products.

State Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis granted a motion by Remington Arms to strike the lawsuit by the families of nine children and adults killed and a teacher who survived the attack on Dec. 14, 2012. A gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at the school with a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle made by Remington.


The families were seeking to hold Remington accountable for selling what their lawyers called a semi-automatic rifle that is too dangerous for the public because it was designed as a military killing machine.

Bellis agreed with attorneys for Madison, North Carolina-based Remington that the lawsuit should be dismissed under the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act passed by Congress in 2005, which shielded gun makers from liability when their firearms are used in crimes.
Judge dismisses Newtown families' lawsuit against Remington Arms

Nobody saw that coming. [/sarcasm]

 

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It was a retarded suit that had no chance (yet) and likely benefited the lawyer. This is what libs do, the can't change the law so they seek change via the courts. And since most lawyers are lefties they have plenty of ammo. We need to start making them pay for frivolous use of our courts.

 

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It was a retarded suit that had no chance (yet) and likely benefited the lawyer. This is what libs do, the can't change the law so they seek change via the courts. And since most lawyers are lefties they have plenty of ammo. We need to start making them pay for frivolous use of our courts.

It didn't have a chance. That pissed me off and the report that was issued on autism out of fear of a stigma. In doing so it seemed to silence parents that were having great difficulty with their kids.