The survivors of the Highland Park shooting have sued the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson and the shooter's father, according to court documents.
, which is necessary in the state of Illinois. The father, Robert Crimo, Jr., has previouslysaid he does not regret sponsoring his son for a FOID card that allowed him to legally purchase weapons, adding that he never expected this of his son.Crimo, Jr. said he knew his son was in possession of a handgun, saying that he showed it to him, but said he did not know his son had purchased at least five weapons, including two high-powered rifles.
Both Strauss and Bennett said holding the gun manufacturer Smith and Wesson, and all those responsible for the shooting that killed seven and wounded dozens of others accountable is the only way forward.
Lawyers are calling it an unprecedented national coalition of gun control advocates suing Smith and Wesson for practices they say attract young men who may want to act out, "a perverse combat fantasy of killing as many people as possible."& Wesson is out there training mass shooters as we speak in households all over the country," Scharg said.
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