PBS NewsHour

Sandy Hook families reach settlement with gun manufacturer

Clip: 02/15/2022 | 3m 32s  | Video has closed captioning.

The families of nine victims in the Sandy Hook School shooting agreed to settle with gun-maker Remington for $73 million. The company made the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six teachers in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut and the families sued over the weapon's marketing. John Yang reports.

Aired: 02/15/22

Rating: NR

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