Holding gun manufacturers accountable

A Connecticut Supreme Court decision to allow Sandy Hook massacre victim's families sue gun makers could change the landscape of the firearms industry.

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Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Guest: John Culhane

A Connecticut Supreme Court’s ruling will allow Sandy Hook massacre victims’ families to sue gun manufactures. We talk with Widener University Delaware Law School professor JOHN CULHANE about the case, what it could mean for gun violence victims, the firearms industry, and the battle over gun control.

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