[ianch99]

Originally Posted by Paul

It could only happen in America.

Its completely ridiculous, how on earth are they responsible for the actions of lunatic.

(and how does a bankrupt company pay anything ?)

Simple cause and effect: if you market and sell assault-style rifles to a consumer market for "home defence", you must be accept the consequences of your decision.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to shield gun maker from Sandy Hook lawsuit

The plaintiffs have argued that Remington bears some of the blame for the Sandy Hook tragedy. They said the Bushmaster AR-15 gun that Lanza used - a semi-automatic civilian version of the U.S. military’s M-16 - had been illegally marketed by the company to civilians as a combat weapon for waging war and killing human beings.

The plaintiffs said that Connecticut’s consumer protection law forbids advertising that promotes violent, criminal behavior and yet even though these rifles have become the “weapon of choice for mass shooters” Remington’s ads “continued to exploit the fantasy of an all-conquering lone gunman.” One of them, they noted, stated, “Forces of opposition, bow down.”