A complaint seeking to represent the families of the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., was filed against the gun manufacturer and seller of the weapon used in the massacre.
The complaint, filed in the Broward County court, accuses manufacturer American Outdoor Brands Corp. and vendor Sunrise Tactical Supply LLC of complicity in the "entirely foreseeable, deadly use of the assault-style weapons that they place on the market."
The plaintiffs, parents of two students who died in the shooting, currently seek to get a declaration from the court that a state law would not prohibit them from bringing future claims for damages, abatement and/or injunctive relief against the companies.
According to the complaint, the Florida law could give immunity, after court approval, to gun makers and sellers from such claims, and the plaintiffs could be attributed to any possible economic losses of the company due to the lawsuit.
In case the court agrees to give the defendants immunity, the plaintiffs seek a declaration that the state law violates their constitutional right of access to courts.
In April, Business Insider reported that Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. is destroying its inventory of unsold assault-style rifles. The retailer of camping supplies, sporting goods and guns decided to stop selling the weapons in February after the shooting in which 17 people were killed.
Kroger said in March that it will exit the firearms business through its Fred Meyer stores, while Walmart raised the minimum age for any gun purchase to 21 in February.
