July 17, 2023
Gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co. should not face a lawsuit in Connecticut over its firearm advertising that was brought by the estates of mass shooting victims, in part because its marketing is protected by the First Amendment and the relevant state law does not apply, according to a brief in Superior Court.
April 06, 2023
A gunmaker has asked the estates of five Colorado mass shooting victims to revise a complaint alleging its marketing of the murder weapon violated Connecticut law, arguing the plaintiffs fail to allege a connection to the state and are trying to take advantage of a ruling over the Sandy Hook school massacre.