Sandy Hook parents suing Remington.

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That rifle is based on an automatic, lightweight weapon originally commissioned by the U.S. military. The only limit to the speed the AR-15 fires is how fast a shooter can pull the trigger for each round.

Not really. There are other limitations.

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"Remington took a weapon that was made to the specs of the U.S. military for the purpose of killing enemy soldiers in combat ....."They took that same weapon and started peddling it to the civilian market for the purposes of making a lot of money."

Nope. As far as I know there isn't a single ar-15 made today that meets the specs of those made for the military. The bolt carrier, hammer, selector and sear are different. But yes, they are making money, maybe even lots of it.

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One exception to the immunity legislation is what's called "negligent entrustment." "Say a gun retailer handed a gun to a visibly intoxicated person, then they're not subject to the immunity," said Lytton, who studies gun industry litigation.

I think they'll need to show that everyone from Remington to the legal owner (who was killed to gain access to the rifle) was negligent and Remington knew it. But that is why we have lawyers I suppose.

Ranb

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