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Gun Maker Offers Sandy Hook Families $33 Million. Here's What They May Be Considering

The settlement proposal is far lower than what families said they expected. But an attorney with more than 20 years experience working with mass shooting victims, says there's a lot to think about.

After a years-long legal battle with the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, victims' families are deliberating over a $33 million settlement offer from Remington Arms.

The offer, presented by the now-bankrupt gunmakers in court documents on Tuesday, comes just a day after a judge denied the company's request to dismiss the

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