BY Herschel Smith
7 years, 8 months ago
Newstimes:
NEWTOWN – The 10 families whose lawsuit against the world’s largest dealer of AR-15 rifles was dismissed last year say their case should be reinstated, arguing that the Sandy Hook massacre was no accident.
“The notion that what happened at Sandy Hook on December 14, 2012, was unimaginable is a lie,” argues the families’ lawyer, Josh Koskoff, in 50-page brief submitted to state Supreme Court this week. “Sandy Hook was simply gratuitous, senseless proof of what was already known: preparation is no match for an AR-15.”
The families’ argument that Remington is liable for the massacre of 26 first-graders and educators by an AR-15-wielding 20-year-old named Adam Lanza was thrown out of Superior Court in October. The judge ruled that Remington is protected by federal law against claims when people misuse firearms.
The families are sticking to their argument that Remington was liable, saying the company ssly marketed the semi-automatic rifle to civilians.
Remington has until May 1 to respond to the brief. A court date to hear both sides of the appeal has not been set.
The families argue that the Remington rifle used by Lanza was developed “as a weapon of war so powerful, so accurate and so destructive to the human body, it vanquished the need for skilled hands or forgiving terrain.”
I’ll bet you didn’t know you were that good at close quarters battle just because you own an AR-15, did you? Your purchase of an AR-15 has literally “vanquished the need for skilled hands.” There is no need to go to the range and practice. Your gun is magic.
Okay, let’s play this game one more time. Here’s a note to attorney Koskoff. Let’s start the discovery process by you producing all of the death certificates resulting from the Sandy Hook event.
I’m waiting.
