Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting
Many were surprised by gunmaker's Sandy Hook deal. But what does it mean for other cases?
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- The civil court case in Connecticut centered on Remington's marketing of the gun used in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
- The lawsuit tested the scope of a 2005 federal law that granted gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits related to crimes committed with their products.
- What’s next? “Cases like this can have a general effect on the way in which people think about gun violence,” one expert told USA TODAY.
After the announcement of a $73 million settlement Tuesday, families of nine Sandy Hook shooting victims said they were finally able to hold a gunmaker to account for a deadly mass shooting.
But experts say it's unclear how far-reaching of an effect the outcome will have on similar cases seeking to hold gun manufacturers accountable.