Gunmaker To Challenge Sandy Hook Lawsuit

The maker of the gun used in the 2012 massacre of 26 young children and educators at a Connecticut elementary school will ask a judge to toss a lawsuit saying the weapon never should have been sold to a civilian. Bushmaster Firearms LLC, which manufactures the AR-15 that 20-year-old Adam Lanza used in his attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, said a 2005 federal law prohibited gunmakers from being sued when their products are used to commit crimes.
The families of nine people who died in the attacks sued Bushmaster in 2014 in Connecticut Superior Court in Bridgeport.