Sandy Hook Families Make Last-Ditch Plea to Save Gun Lawsuit
- Lawyer argues that case isn’t covered by federal immunity
- Adam Lanza killed children, adults with an assault weapon
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Judges on Connecticut’s highest court repeatedly pressed an attorney for Remington Arms Co. about why advertisements for its AR-15 semiautomatic rifle touted its ability to "single-handedly" overcome "forces of opposition."
"If it’s used for hunting or for target practice, what’s the purpose of that?" Justice Richard Palmer asked Tuesday at a packed hearing in the Connecticut Supreme Court, where families seek to revive a lawsuit against the company over the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre by Adam Lanza using the company’s assault weapon.