However, the law included an exception for cases in which a gun manufacturer “knowingly violated a State or Federal statute applicable to the sale or marketing of the product.” Bush, was hailed by gun rights groups, including the National Rifle Association. The PLCAA, signed by then-President George W. In 2005, the Republican-controlled Congress granted gun manufacturers immunity from lawsuits for crimes committed with their products under a federal law known as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The families said the purpose of their lawsuit was to prevent future mass shootings by forcing gun companies to be more responsible with their products and how they market them.įinding the Loophole to a Federal Barrier 14, 2012, said at news conference last week that the families’ victory sends a message to gun manufacturers, insurers and the banking industry that “this is a high-risk market, it is not profitable, and you will be held accountable.” Nicole Hockley, whose 6-year-old son was among the 20 first-graders and six educators killed on Dec. As part of the settlement, the families will also make public company documents obtained during the discovery phase that showed how Remington marketed the model of AR-15-style rifle used by the 20-year-old gunman. Insurers for the now-bankrupt Remington Arms agreed to pay $73 million to settle the case. Legal experts say it's also a wake up call for an industry long thought to have blanket immunity under protections of a federal law.
The landmark settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the families of loved ones killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against firearms-maker Remington represents a major victory for gun violence victims.
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