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Baba wa mtoto wa miaka 10 aliyeuawa Texas katika shambulizi la lililoua watoto 19 na watu wazima wawili anataka kuishitaki Kampuni ya Daniel Defense ambayo silaha zake ndizo zilizotumika.
Alfred Garza ameitaka kampuni hiyo itoe taarifa kuhusu utangazaji wa biashara zao kwa vijana na watoto, Kampuni hiyo bado haijajibu chochote. Tukio hilo lilitokea Mei 24, 2022 ambapo Salvador Ramos (18) alifnya mauaji hayo baadaye naye akauawa.
Aliinunua kisheria bunduki ya kwanza wakati wa sikukuu yake ya kuzaliwa kwake Mei 17.
Source: Washingtonpost
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Uvalde parents and school staffer start legal action against gunmaker
The parents of one of the 19 children killed during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and a Robb Elementary School staffer who fled from the gunman and hid in the school have taken the first steps toward suing the gunmaker that produced the AR-15-style rifle used in the massacre.
"My purpose for being now is to honor Amerie Jo's memory," said Alfred Garza III, father of a 10-year-old who called 911 from inside her classroom before being shot. "She would want me to do everything I can so this will never happen again to any other child. I have to fight her fight."
Through attorneys, Garza sent a letter to Daniel Defense stating his intention to investigate claims against the gunmaker and issuing a notice to preserve all potentially relevant documents. Attorneys for Kimberly Garcia, the girl's mother, sent a similar letter to the company.
In court documents filed Thursday in the Texas 38th Judicial District, Robb Elementary speech pathology clerk Emilia "Amy" Marin, petitioned the court to force company officials to sit for a deposition and to produce materials related to the gunmaker's website, profits, lobbying, sales and marketing of AR-15-style rifles like the one used in the shooting.
These are the first legal actions taken as a result of the mass shooting, which killed 19 children and two adults. While not full-blown lawsuits, the filings seek to determine if the gun manufacturer can be sued for how it promotes firearms.
"They're marketing to people who it's not reasonable should have guns ... and we think that may be young people," said Don Flanary, Marin's attorney.
The gunman was 18 and legally purchased the weapons and ammunition used in the killing.
In Texas, parties can begin collecting evidence before bringing a lawsuit under Rule 202. The filing, called a pre-suit deposition, can be used to compel testimony that will be used in an anticipated lawsuit, or to investigate a potential claim or suit.
Marin's petition also requests information regarding the four Daniel Defense AR-15-style rifles found in the hotel room of the 2017 Las Vegas shooter. Her attorney says they want to examine whether the gun manufacturer did anything differently around its marketing after its guns were used for that crime.
Daniel Defense, based in Georgia, manufactured one of the two AR-15-style assault rifles purchased by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos before he attacked the Uvalde school.
Ramos shared a screenshot of the receipt for the gun, which he had bought online, to people he was friends with on Instagram, according to the Daily Dot.
The gunmaker has not yet responded to a request for comment on the filing. Its website acknowledges the tragedy and says it will cooperate with federal, state and local investigators regarding the shooting. "We will keep the families of the victims and the entire Uvalde community in our thoughts and our prayers," the statement says.
Marin, though not by name, was said to have propped open a back door, allowing the shooter to enter the school. The Texas Department of Public Safety walked back that information after Flanary, the attorney, shared her version of what happened with the San Antonio Express-News. Video footage from the school showed Marin closing the door shut behind her, according to DPS.
DPS Director Steve McCraw had initially said a teacher propped open the door, but the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District website lists Marin as a speech pathology clerk.
While being falsely blamed was painful, Flanary said Marin ultimately seeks justice from those who encouraged the attack, not those who responded to it.
"Going after the police officers who made a mistake isn't going to prevent it from happening at other places," he says. "She feels like if if we go this direction, we can make a change."
Through her attorney, Marin declined to talk directly about her experience or the suit. Flanary says she has been receiving medical treatment for her psychological trauma.
Alfred Garza ameitaka kampuni hiyo itoe taarifa kuhusu utangazaji wa biashara zao kwa vijana na watoto, Kampuni hiyo bado haijajibu chochote. Tukio hilo lilitokea Mei 24, 2022 ambapo Salvador Ramos (18) alifnya mauaji hayo baadaye naye akauawa.
Aliinunua kisheria bunduki ya kwanza wakati wa sikukuu yake ya kuzaliwa kwake Mei 17.
Source: Washingtonpost
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Uvalde parents and school staffer start legal action against gunmaker
The parents of one of the 19 children killed during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and a Robb Elementary School staffer who fled from the gunman and hid in the school have taken the first steps toward suing the gunmaker that produced the AR-15-style rifle used in the massacre.
"My purpose for being now is to honor Amerie Jo's memory," said Alfred Garza III, father of a 10-year-old who called 911 from inside her classroom before being shot. "She would want me to do everything I can so this will never happen again to any other child. I have to fight her fight."
Through attorneys, Garza sent a letter to Daniel Defense stating his intention to investigate claims against the gunmaker and issuing a notice to preserve all potentially relevant documents. Attorneys for Kimberly Garcia, the girl's mother, sent a similar letter to the company.
In court documents filed Thursday in the Texas 38th Judicial District, Robb Elementary speech pathology clerk Emilia "Amy" Marin, petitioned the court to force company officials to sit for a deposition and to produce materials related to the gunmaker's website, profits, lobbying, sales and marketing of AR-15-style rifles like the one used in the shooting.
These are the first legal actions taken as a result of the mass shooting, which killed 19 children and two adults. While not full-blown lawsuits, the filings seek to determine if the gun manufacturer can be sued for how it promotes firearms.
"They're marketing to people who it's not reasonable should have guns ... and we think that may be young people," said Don Flanary, Marin's attorney.
The gunman was 18 and legally purchased the weapons and ammunition used in the killing.
In Texas, parties can begin collecting evidence before bringing a lawsuit under Rule 202. The filing, called a pre-suit deposition, can be used to compel testimony that will be used in an anticipated lawsuit, or to investigate a potential claim or suit.
Marin's petition also requests information regarding the four Daniel Defense AR-15-style rifles found in the hotel room of the 2017 Las Vegas shooter. Her attorney says they want to examine whether the gun manufacturer did anything differently around its marketing after its guns were used for that crime.
Daniel Defense, based in Georgia, manufactured one of the two AR-15-style assault rifles purchased by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos before he attacked the Uvalde school.
Ramos shared a screenshot of the receipt for the gun, which he had bought online, to people he was friends with on Instagram, according to the Daily Dot.
The gunmaker has not yet responded to a request for comment on the filing. Its website acknowledges the tragedy and says it will cooperate with federal, state and local investigators regarding the shooting. "We will keep the families of the victims and the entire Uvalde community in our thoughts and our prayers," the statement says.
Marin, though not by name, was said to have propped open a back door, allowing the shooter to enter the school. The Texas Department of Public Safety walked back that information after Flanary, the attorney, shared her version of what happened with the San Antonio Express-News. Video footage from the school showed Marin closing the door shut behind her, according to DPS.
DPS Director Steve McCraw had initially said a teacher propped open the door, but the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District website lists Marin as a speech pathology clerk.
While being falsely blamed was painful, Flanary said Marin ultimately seeks justice from those who encouraged the attack, not those who responded to it.
"Going after the police officers who made a mistake isn't going to prevent it from happening at other places," he says. "She feels like if if we go this direction, we can make a change."
Through her attorney, Marin declined to talk directly about her experience or the suit. Flanary says she has been receiving medical treatment for her psychological trauma.
