Supreme Court says families of Sandy Hook massacre victims can sue gunmaker
The Supreme Court has refused to protect a major US firearms manufacturer from potential liability in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, paving a path forward for grieving parents to try and hold the company accountable for its alleged part in the massacre that left 26 students and educators dead.
The decision by America's highest court will allow families of victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting seven years ago to move forward with their allegations that Remington Arms Co had marketed the military-style rifle used in the attack "for use in assaults against human beings."
Such a lawsuit, which will move forward at the state level, will test a 2005 US law favoured by the National Rifle Association that aimed to protect gun makers from being held liable for crimes committed by the people who bought their weapons.
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