HARTFORD, Conn. — Remington Arms has agreed to settle with the families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
On Tuesday, the families agreed to a $73 million settlement against the now bankrupt gunmaker.
As part of the settlement, Remington has also agreed to allow the families to release numerous documents they obtained during the lawsuit, including ones showing how it marketed the weapon, according to The Associated Press.
On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam Lanza shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, killing 20 children and six educators. The rifle used in the shooting was a Bushmaster AR-15, manufactured at the time by Remington.
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The families and a survivor of that shooting sued Remington in 2015, saying it should have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public.
The 2015 civil court case focused on how the firearm was marketed, alleging that it targeted younger, at-risk males in its marketing and product placement in video games.
The company had said there was no evidence to establish that its marketing had anything to do with the shooting.
The Connecticut Supreme Court later ruled that Remington could be sued under state law over how it marketed the rifle.
The gunmaker appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it declined to hear the case.
The settlement marks the first time a gun manufacturer has been held liable for a mass shooting, according to ABC News.
Remington Arms filed for bankruptcy in 2020, according to NPR.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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