Gunmaker asks Supreme Court to hear Sandy Hook appeal
HARTFORD, Conn. — The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a Connecticut court ruling that reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.Remington Arms filed its request Thursday. It cited a 2005 federal law that shields gunmakers in most cases from liability when their products are used in crimes.The gunman used a Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle to kill 20 first-graders and […]
