Nine families whose loved ones were killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting accepted a $73 million settlement from the defunct gunmaker Remington, ending a seven-year wrongful death lawsuit that began as a long shot and became a landmark case. “These families would give that (settlement) up to get their …
Read More »Federal Judge Strikes Down California’s Assault Weapons Ban
A federal judge has struck down California’s ban on assault weapons, saying it violates the Second Amendment rights of the state’s law-abiding citizens. Judge Roger Benitez compared the AR-15 rifle to a Swiss Army knife in his ruling Friday, citing Supreme Court precedent that protects Second Amendment rights. “Like the …
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