Gunmaker To Pay Sandy Hook Families $73 Million

February 15, 2022 Crime, Mass Shootings

Relatives of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached a historic settlement with Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre, according to court documents.

The settlement comes after a protracted legal battle over how the gunmaker marketed its firearm. The dollar amount of the settlement was not immediately known.

A Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle was used in the December 2012 killings of 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut. The gunman fatally shot his mother before the elementary school rampage, then killed himself.

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UPDATE: The amount has been disclosed as $73 million. I’ve edited the original headline of this post.

BREAKING: Relatives of 9 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre have reached a historic settlement with Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the shooting, attorneys for the families say. https://t.co/9WtYWB89kg

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 15, 2022

Remington agreed to pay $73 million in the settlement. Families of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting argued that Remington targeted younger, at-risk males in its marketing for the weapon, including product placement in violent video games. https://t.co/JQv5AFdSDA

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 15, 2022