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In their lawsuit against Remington, which has since filed for bankruptcy, families of the victims argued that the gun maker irresponsibly marketed [its Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle] to at-risk young men such as the Sandy Hook shooter through product placement in violent video games. [The rifle] was used in the December 2012 killings of 20 first-graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut.
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The path to a settlement was complicated, with the lawsuit making its way through the state Supreme Court after Remington argued it should be shielded under a federal law designed to prevent gun manufacturers from being held liable for crimes in which their guns were used. In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would allow the suit to go forward.
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Parents and other relatives of the victims spoke of their hopes Tuesday that this settlement would prevent other families from experiencing the pain that they had by setting a new precedent for the firearm industry.