Highland Park victim family's lawsuit against Smith & Wesson can proceed: court
An Illinois court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Highland Park mass shooting victim against gunmaker Smith & Wesson to go forward.
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An Illinois court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Highland Park mass shooting victim against gunmaker Smith & Wesson to go forward.
The school initiated a "hold-in-place" for an hour, and an unloaded gun was recovered from the 12-year-old student.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition from the Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time.
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A federal appeals court is now reviewing the ban.
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