Sandy Hook families take gun case to state Supreme Court [View all]

http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Sandy-Hook-families-take-gun-case-to-state-10972962.php

NEWTOWN - The 10 families whose lawsuit against the world’s largest dealer of AR-15 rifles was dismissed last year say their case should be reinstated, arguing that the Sandy Hook massacre was no accident.

“The notion that what happened at Sandy Hook on December 14, 2012, was unimaginable is a lie,” argues the families’ lawyer, Josh Koskoff, in 50-page brief submitted to state Supreme Court this week. “Sandy Hook was simply gratuitous, senseless proof of what was already known: preparation is no match for an AR-15.”

The families’ argument that Remington is liable for the massacre of 26 first-graders and educators by an AR-15-wielding 20-year-old named Adam Lanza was thrown out of Superior Court in October. The judge ruled that Remington is protected by federal law against claims when people misuse firearms
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The families are sticking to their argument that Remington was liable, saying the company ssly marketed the semi-automatic rifle to civilians.

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I've said this before, I feel for the families involved, but Remington is not liable for criminal misuse of a firearm. The lawyers would have us believe that, since Bushmasher manufactured the gun, which was then sold to a wholesaler, which was then sold to an FFL, which was then legally sold to the shooter's mother, who was then murdered and the weapon effectively stolen and used in this horrific crime, therefore Remington, who did not even own Bushmaster at the time the gun was manufactured, is now liable for "negligent entrustment". It's utter insanity.

The AR-15 is functionally no different from any other semi-automatic rifle that accepts a detachable magazine. There are literally 10s of millions of this kind of rifle, owned by, again, literally 10s of millions of law-abiding citizens, 99.9%+ of which are never used in a crime. (And yes I do believe I am using the term literally, literally.)

The only point for continuing this lawsuit is for the lawyers to continue to dip their hands into the wallets of the Sandy Hook families. Its a damn shame.