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Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings?

Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings?

FromThe Daily


Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings?

FromThe Daily

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As mass shootings became commonplace, attempts to hold gun makers accountable kept hitting the same roadblock — until now. We look at a lawsuit that could transform the firearms industry. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New York Times, spoke with David Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son, Ben, died in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School; and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers Congress for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling has created a potential opening for Sandy Hook families to maneuver around the gun industry’s legal shield and hold companies liable for the attack.The families are hoping to replicate a tactic used in lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers.
Released:
Jul 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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