China News Service, June 4. According to foreign media reports, the father of a girl killed in the shooting at Rob Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and a school employee have taken initial steps, which may be against Daniel Defense. file a lawsuit.
The semi-automatic rifle used by the suspect in the shooting was made by this company.
Lawyers for Alfred Garza, the father of student Amerie Jo Garza, reportedly asked Daniel Defense for information on its marketing in a letter on Wednesday.
"We are asking you to provide information now without having Mr. Garza sued to obtain the information," the letter said.
Salvador Ramos, 18, stormed Rob Elementary School on May 24, killing 19 students and two teachers, before being shot dead by law enforcement, officials said.
Ramos legally bought his first gun on May 17 for his 18th birthday.
Garza's attorney, Josh Koskov, who led the lawsuit over the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, settled with gun maker Remington for $73 million.
It also marks the first time a gun maker has paid a significant settlement in a mass shooting.
The gun maker is protected from lawsuits by federal law.
"The Sandy Hook case in Connecticut is not binding on Texas courts, but that doesn't mean it's unconvincing," Koskov noted.
Koskov said he is applying what he has learned from the Sandy Hook case to his current investigation, which focuses on marketing to children and teens and product placement in first-person shooters.
In addition, Rob Elementary employee Emilia Marin filed documents in a Texas court seeking an order forcing Daniel Defense to turn over marketing-related documents.
Gun manufacturers are generally protected from lawsuits for illegal use of firearms under a law called the Lawful Arms Business Protection Act (PLCAA).
However, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that firearms company Remington Arms could be sued by victims' families under the PLCAA exception for allegedly violating state marketing laws.