A survivor of the April 12 shooting in a Brooklyn subway station has filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock, seeking compensation for the physical and emotional damage she received from the attack.
that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to sue gunmakers over potential harm caused by the products they produce.Police said the suspected gunman of the shooting, Frank James, injured at least 23 people with a pistol produced by Glock that he purchased from a pawn shop in Ohio in 2011.
As a train he was on was pulling into a Brooklyn subway station, police said he put on a gas mask and let off a smoke canister before opening fire on passengers and people on the platform. 10 of those injured received gunshot wounds. to terrorism and weapons charges in May. If he is convicted, he could face a maximum punishment of life in prison.in her suit against Glock and its Austrian parent company, Glock Ges.m.b.H, is seeking compensation for her injuries, arguing that their marketing practices and distribution strategy allowed the suspect to acquire one of the company's products and use it in a criminal act.
Lawyers representing Steur said in the complaint filed to the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York that "the defendants’ marketing and distribution practices made it far more likely that criminals, including Frank James, would obtain their weapons." "Defendants are aware that by over-saturating the market with guns, the guns will go to the secondary markets that serve purchasers with a criminal intent, such as James," the lawsuit reads.
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