Sandy Hook Families Settle Lawsuit Against Remington for $73 Million

By Dave Collins, AP The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. Remington, which made the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used in the massacre, also agreed to … Read more

Florida Assault Weapon Prohibition Group Now Funding Anti-Gun Candidates [VIDEO]

This Week in Gun Rights – July 18, 2020 This is TTAG’s weekly roundup of legal and legislative news affecting guns, the gun business and gun owners’ rights. For another look at the topics discussed here, check out this week in gun rights at FPC.  New assault-weapon-hungry gun-grabbers backing candidates Ban Assault Weapons Now bills itself as … Read more

Plaintiff’s Attorney: Selling AR-15 Rifles With Macho Hyper-Masculinity is Dangerous

One of the attorneys suing Remington for selling the AR-15 used in the Sandy Hook shooting thinks the way AR-15s are sold is a big part of the (alleged) problem. The problem, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said, is that young men can be obsessed with the military or succumb to the image of masculinity that the … Read more

Activist Court Turns the Law Designed to Protect the Firearm Industry from Frivolous Lawsuits on its Head

By NRA-ILA On Thursday, the Connecticut Supreme Court created a dangerous new exception to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a strong safeguard for our right to keep and bear arms. Repealing or judicially nullifying the PLCAA has been a priority for the gun ban lobby ever since the law was enacted … Read more