A girl lays flowers at a makeshift memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas May 28, 2022. — AFP file picHOUSTON, May 25 — Several families whose children were killed or wounded in a mass shooting at their Texas school two years ago have sued the gun manufacturer as well as Instagram and video game company Activision for marketing the weapon, their lawyer said yesterday.
Koskoff insisted there was a direct line between the companies’ conduct and the Uvalde shooting because the gunman purchased the weapon immediately after turning 18, the legal age in Texas to purchase long guns such as rifles.“Well before he was old enough to purchase it, he was targeted and cultivated online by Instagram, Activision and Daniel Defence,” Koskoff said in his statement.
Activision issued a statement saying the Uvalde shooting was “horrendous and heartbreaking in every way” and expressed sympathies to the families.It added: “Millions of people around the world enjoy video games without turning to horrific acts.”Earlier this week, Uvalde families reached a US$2 million settlement with the Texas city over what the Justice Department called “critical failures” by police in responding to the shooting.
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