The Bushmaster AR-15 rifle was used by Adam Lanza in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting. Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Conn. Twenty-six students and teachers, including teacher Victoria Soto, slaughtered. Contrary to the gun manufacturer’s claim, the higher court found that injuries and death alleged to have directly resulted from wrongful advertising and marketing practices can be recognized by the trade practices act. Yet this is a seismic step in extending the blame beyond 20-year-old shooter Adam Lanza, to the manufacturers of AR-15 style assault rifles. The exception found in the Bushmaster case hinges on the alleged marketing and advertising activities by the company.

Source: thestar March 17, 2019 19:07 UTC