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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
As mass shootings became commonplace, attempts to hold gun makers accountable kept hitting the same roadblock — until now. We look at a lawsuit that could transform the firearms industry. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New York Times, spoke with David Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son, Ben, died in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School; and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers Congress for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily).
Background reading:
A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling has created a potential opening for Sandy Hook families (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/nyregion/sandy-hook-supreme-court.html?smid=pc-thedaily) to maneuver around the gun industry’s legal shield and hold companies liable for the attack.
The families are hoping to replicate a tactic used in lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/sandy-hook-gun-lawsuit.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Background reading:
A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling has created a potential opening for Sandy Hook families (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/nyregion/sandy-hook-supreme-court.html?smid=pc-thedaily) to maneuver around the gun industry’s legal shield and hold companies liable for the attack.
The families are hoping to replicate a tactic used in lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/sandy-hook-gun-lawsuit.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)