Can Gun Makers Be Held Accountable for Mass Shootings?

<p>As mass shootings became commonplace, attempts to hold gun makers accountable kept hitting the same roadblock — until now. We look at a lawsuit that could transform the firearms industry. Guests: Natalie Kitroeff, a business reporter for The New York Times, spoke with David Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son, Ben, died in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School; and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers Congress for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/nyregion/sandy-hook-supreme-court.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">has created a potential opening for Sandy Hook families</a> to maneuver around the gun industry’s legal shield and hold companies liable for the attack.</li><li>The families are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/nyregion/sandy-hook-gun-lawsuit.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">hoping to replicate a tactic used in lawsuits against cigarette manufacturers</a>.</li></ul>