Posted on 04/14/2016 3:48:03 PM PDT by Nachum
In a somewhat stunning decision, SkyNews reports that a US judge has ruled that the families of victims in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School can sue the maker of the weapon used in the attack, arguing the Bushmaster rifle is a military weapon that should not have been sold to civilians.
Gun companies had sought to reject the negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed two years after the attack by nine victims' relatives and a survivor.
But Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis said a 2005 federal law protecting gun-makers from lawsuits does not shield the companies from legal action in this case.
She ruled that lawyers for the victims' families can still argue the semi-automatic rifle is a military weapon and should not have been sold to civilians.
The legal action names Remington Arms, maker of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, model XM15-E2S, as well as the distributor and seller.
A lawyer for the families, Josh Koskoff, welcomed Thursday's news that the lawsuit can proceed.
"We are thrilled that the gun companies' motion to dismiss was denied," he said.
"The families look forward to continuing their fight in court."
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
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Genie is out of the bottle
..............this reminds us of how important Scalia’s vote was and how important either Cruz or Trump now is. Our country’s future hangs in the balance on a tiny thread.
The headline is wrong. The nitwit judge is a Conn. Superior Court judge, not a U.S. District Court judge, big difference.
It’ll be appealed and overruled immediately. Federal law makes this lawsuit illegal. Gun manufacturers who follow all laws and sell legally cannot be sued for criminal misuse.
The gun did it!
They gonna sue the bullet maker too?
If that is really the basis of her ruling then it will be thrown out. The rifle does not have a functional selector switch to alternate between semi-auto, select-fire, and full-auto. Therefore, it is NOT the military weapon and is indeed specifically a civilian use personal defense rifle.
“”””She ruled that lawyers for the victims’ families can still argue the semi-automatic rifle is a military weapon and should not have been sold to civilians.”””””””””””
You can argue anything you want. Good luck with that.
shhhh....that’ll be next.
Alternatively, you lose your Second Amendment rights.
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This is an overseas news service, so they mean "US" in the sense that it's an American judge.
This will die
In complete defiance of SCOTUS
I had no idea that rifles with plastic stocks were deadlier than those with wooden stocks...
The bum out of office Obama rush. They need a political DOJ.
Appointed or Elected Judge?
2 ways to fix the problem
(I MISS JrandomFreeper, he could have this dissected and explained in a couple different languages before i could type this)
Me too.
Does any military in the world use Bushmasters as a battle rifle?
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