During Monday’s edition of CBS’ Evening News the network threw their weight behind a lawsuit against Remington, which is trying to find the gun-manufacturer liable for the shooting in Newtown Connecticut. “Congress shielded gun-makers from most lawsuits except when a gun is sold negligently to someone who is a high risk,” stated anchor Scott Pelley, “Well, the parents argue that the AR-15 assault rifle is so inherently dangerous that selling it to anyone is negligent.”
The network tried to make the argument for the families. “The families claim Remington and its distributor were negligent in allowing the gun to get into the hands of a mentally ill gunman,” reported Michelle Miller. She backed up her statement with court room footage of their representation Josh Koskoff saying, “The AR-15 worked exactly as it was designed to do.”
The only counter argument shown during Miller’s report was defense lawyer Peter Barry in court saying, “Mrs. Landza never visited the Sandy Hook elementary school with a firearm. It was her son who did.” A hollow depiction of Remington’s defense in the case.
