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Pursued a theory of negligent entrustment. they said that the bush master semiautomatic rifle used by adam lanza, the primary guns that he used among others, and because it's a military-grade weapon it's very similar to what soldiers use though it does not fire in an automatic mode, but they said it was negligent to entrust it to civilians. initially a state court judge in connecticut had said that the families couldn't proceed, that the federal law barred this lawsuit from happening. the connecticut supreme court reversed in 2019 so that's now seven years after the shooting, and just now this...

Of people, people think federal law barred suing gun shops and manufacturers. describe what the federal law restricted and why it didn't apply to this case. >> 2005, congress passed and president bush signed the protection of lawful commerce in arms act, that granted immunity to gun sellers, both manufacturers and gun stores, for any liability that arises out of a shooting committed by a person who was a criminal who misuses the gun. there are a number of exceptions to that immunity. two of the exceptions are in place in this case. the first exception is where the gun seller knowingly violates...