mo4ch:>Sandy Hook massacre: Court rules it's OK to sue gun maker | Mo4ch News

In a landmark ruling on Thursday, Connecticut's top court has given the go-ahead to a lawsuit by the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, which blames the manufacturer of the AR-15 style rifle used in the massacre.The Connecticut state Supreme Court narrowly overturned the 2016 decision of a lower court that threw out the lawsuit, arguing that the defendants, arms manufacturer Remington and the distributors of the rifle, are exempted from responsibility under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The PLCAA passed by Congress in 2005 relieves weapon manufacturers from liability in gun violence crimes.Also on rt.comAmerica’s oldest gun maker goes bustWhile the court on Thursday reaffirmed that the gun maker enjoys protection under the act, it ruled that the plaintiffs, families of the nine victims of the massacre and a teacher who survived the bloodshed, are entitled to sue the companies for alleged violation of marketing rules.The lawsuit argues that Remingto…