The Sandy Hook settlement offers a roadmap for holding the gun industry accountable
More on the landmark settlement between Sandy Hook families and the insurers of Remington Arms from the Washington Post:
"[T]he Sandy Hook families accomplished much of what they set out to do. They took on an industry that thought itself untouchable, and they made it accountable. They opened up gun manufacturers to greater scrutiny by forcing Remington to release thousands of pages of internal company documents. They provided a framework that states can use to make the gun industry more responsible. Nothing, of course, can make up for what these families lost; what they most sought was to spare other families the grief they have had to bear.
Thank you, Sandy Hook families, for taking on the gunmakers
There is so much to say about the tremendous victory won by Sandy Hook families with this settlement, and we will do so in the coming days. But for now, E.J. Dionne, Jr puts it so very well:
"The Sandy Hook families fought this case even though they were told repeatedly they couldn’t win. They battled for the right to disseminate information even though that meant rejecting an earlier settlement offer."
"And they were willing to relive an unspeakable tragedy for a decade to achieve accountability and a degree of justice. The nation owes them an incalculable debt."