The Supreme Court is letting a lawsuit proceed against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
The justices rejected an appeal Tuesday from Remington Arms that argued a 2005 federal law shields firearms manufacturers from most lawsuits when their products are used in crimes.
The court's order allows a survivor and relatives of nine victims who died at the Newtown, Connecticut, school in 2012 to pursue their claims.
The lawsuit says the Madison, North Carolina-based company should never have sold a weapon as dangerous as the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle that gunman Adam Lanza used to kill 20 first graders and six educators. It also alleges Remington targeted younger, at-risk males in marketing and product placement in violent video games.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation says it's disappointed that justices allowed the lawsuit against Remington Arms to move forward in a Connecticut court but is confident the company will prevail at trial.
The Madison, North Carolina-based gun-maker made the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators at the Newtown school in 2012. It argued a 2005 federal law shields gun-makers from liability in most lawsuits.
The lawsuit alleges Remington Arms violated Connecticut law in how it marketed the product to the public.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation says the school shooter, Adam Lanza, was solely responsible.
The National Rifle Association was among those urging the court to jump into the case and end the lawsuit against Remington.
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