The lawsuits filed by people wounded while attending the Highland Park parade and the estates of several victims are the latest bid by victims of mass shootings to hold gun manufacturers accountable, despite broad protections for the industry in federal law.
Victims of the Highland Park shooting have filed multiple lawsuits naming the alleged shooter, Robert Crimo III, Smith & Wesson, two firearms dealers and Crimo’s father as the parties who bear responsibility for eruption of gun violence that killed seven and wounded dozens of others.
CHICAGO (AP) The gun-maker Smith & Wesson illegally targeted young men at risk of violence with ads for firearms including the 22-year-old gunman accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago and killing seven people, according to several lawsuits filed Wednesday in Illinois.
According to several lawsuits filed in Illinois, gun-maker Smith & Wesson illegally targeted young men at risk of violence with ads for firearms including.