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Sandy Hook victim's dad hopes for viable suit against AR-15 maker
JAMES FANELLI
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, December 9, 2017, 7:00 PM
JAMES FANELLI
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, December 9, 2017, 7:00 PM
However, the law allows for a sliver of wiggle room if the plaintiffs can prove "negligent entrustment." In this case, the legal term means proving the manufacturers were reckless in that they knew they were selling deadly weapons and looking for violent young men as customers.
The NRA and Gun Owners of America are among the parties who have filed briefs in support of the manufacturers and dismissed the plaintiff's portrayal of the AR-15.