Ill. Parade Shooting Survivors Can Sue Smith & Wesson

By Jonathan Capriel ( April 2, 2025, 9:12 PM EDT) -- Smith & Wesson and gun retailers can't escape a lawsuit brought by families of victims of a mass shooting that killed seven people during a 2022 July Fourth parade in Highland Park, an Illinois state judge has ruled, largely denying their requests to apply immunity found in federal law that would have shielded them from civil liability....

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