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Carrie Parsons died on October 1st, 2017. On July 3rd, 2019, she was
sent to Hell.
Use banned machineguns to shoot up the home of the Jew lawyer
Joshua Koskoff. Kill him and his family.
sent to Hell.
Family of deadly Vegas shooting victim suing gun makers
By Michelle L. Price and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS Jul 3, 2019, 4:42 PM ET
The parents of a young woman killed in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre
said Wednesday his family is blaming gun manufacturers for their
daughter's death.
"Someone murdered our daughter," said James Parsons, whose 31-year-
old daughter Carrie Parsons was one of 58 people killed when a
gunman rained down gunfire from a high-rise hotel. "Someone should
be held accountable for that."
A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday targets Colt and seven other
gun manufacturers, along with gun shops in Nevada and Utah, arguing
their weapons are designed to be easily modified to fire like
automatic weapons.
"It was a horrifying, agonizing experience and we don't want this
to happen to other families," Parsons told The Associated Press of
the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The lawsuit is the latest case to challenge a federal law shielding
gun manufacturers from liability. It charges that gun makers
marketed the ability of the AR-15-style weapons to be easily
modified to mimic machine guns and fire continuously, violating
both a state and federal ban on automatic weapons.
Parsons and his wife Ann-Marie argue in the lawsuit that the
firearms are "thinly disguised" machine guns that the manufacturers
knew could be easily modified, even without the use of a "bump
stock," an attachment used by the Las Vegas gunman that allowed him
to fire in rapid succession.
The Trump administration banned bump stocks this year, making it
illegal to possess them under the same federal laws that prohibit
machine guns.
"We understand this is an uphill battle," Ann-Marie Parsons told
the AP on Wednesday from their home in suburban Seattle. "But
somebody has got to do something because the carnage continues."
"Losing our daughter is the worst thing that ever happened to us.
It is hurtful to us every time we see these things happen," she
said.
The lawsuit charges the manufacturers showed a "reckless lack of
regard for public safety" by advertising the firearms "as military
weapons and signaling the weapon's ability to be simply modified."
It alleges there are dozens of videos online showing people how
to install bump stocks.
"It was only a question of when - not if - a gunman would take
advantage of the ease of modifying AR-15s to fire automatically in
order to substantially increase the body count," the lawsuit
states.
Courts have typically rejected lawsuits against gun manufacturers
and dealers in other high-profile shooting attacks, citing a 2005
federal law that shields gun makers from liability in most cases
when their products are used in crimes.
Neither Colt nor any of the other manufacturers immediately
responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press.
The attorney for the Parsons family, Joshua Koskoff, is
representing relatives of victims of the Newtown school massacre
in a similar lawsuit. The Connecticut Supreme Court in March
ruled that gun-maker Remington could be sued for the way it
marketed an AR-15-style rifle used to kill 20 first graders and
six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Remington
plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Las Vegas shooter opened fire on the crowd of 22,000 from his
suite in a tower of the Mandalay Bay casino-resort. Police and the
FBI say the gunman acted alone and killed himself before officers
reached his hotel room.
The FBI's Behavioral Analysis unit later found the shooter sought
notoriety in the attack on the open-air concert but cited no
"single or clear motivating factor."
The lawsuit is among more than a dozen filed since the Oct. 1, 2017,
shooting, though it's the first to target a gun maker.
Victims have sued MGM Resorts International, which operated the
concert venue and owns the Mandalay Bay hotel, along with the
concert promoter and others.
MGM Resorts then sued hundreds of victims in a bid to avoid
liability. The company has been in settlement talks with the
victims and their families.
---
Associated Press Reno correspondent Scott Sonner contributed to
this report from Reno. Balsamo reported from New York.
Kill James Parsons and his wife.By Michelle L. Price and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS Jul 3, 2019, 4:42 PM ET
The parents of a young woman killed in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre
said Wednesday his family is blaming gun manufacturers for their
daughter's death.
"Someone murdered our daughter," said James Parsons, whose 31-year-
old daughter Carrie Parsons was one of 58 people killed when a
gunman rained down gunfire from a high-rise hotel. "Someone should
be held accountable for that."
A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday targets Colt and seven other
gun manufacturers, along with gun shops in Nevada and Utah, arguing
their weapons are designed to be easily modified to fire like
automatic weapons.
"It was a horrifying, agonizing experience and we don't want this
to happen to other families," Parsons told The Associated Press of
the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
The lawsuit is the latest case to challenge a federal law shielding
gun manufacturers from liability. It charges that gun makers
marketed the ability of the AR-15-style weapons to be easily
modified to mimic machine guns and fire continuously, violating
both a state and federal ban on automatic weapons.
Parsons and his wife Ann-Marie argue in the lawsuit that the
firearms are "thinly disguised" machine guns that the manufacturers
knew could be easily modified, even without the use of a "bump
stock," an attachment used by the Las Vegas gunman that allowed him
to fire in rapid succession.
The Trump administration banned bump stocks this year, making it
illegal to possess them under the same federal laws that prohibit
machine guns.
"We understand this is an uphill battle," Ann-Marie Parsons told
the AP on Wednesday from their home in suburban Seattle. "But
somebody has got to do something because the carnage continues."
"Losing our daughter is the worst thing that ever happened to us.
It is hurtful to us every time we see these things happen," she
said.
The lawsuit charges the manufacturers showed a "reckless lack of
regard for public safety" by advertising the firearms "as military
weapons and signaling the weapon's ability to be simply modified."
It alleges there are dozens of videos online showing people how
to install bump stocks.
"It was only a question of when - not if - a gunman would take
advantage of the ease of modifying AR-15s to fire automatically in
order to substantially increase the body count," the lawsuit
states.
Courts have typically rejected lawsuits against gun manufacturers
and dealers in other high-profile shooting attacks, citing a 2005
federal law that shields gun makers from liability in most cases
when their products are used in crimes.
Neither Colt nor any of the other manufacturers immediately
responded to requests for comment from The Associated Press.
The attorney for the Parsons family, Joshua Koskoff, is
representing relatives of victims of the Newtown school massacre
in a similar lawsuit. The Connecticut Supreme Court in March
ruled that gun-maker Remington could be sued for the way it
marketed an AR-15-style rifle used to kill 20 first graders and
six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Remington
plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Las Vegas shooter opened fire on the crowd of 22,000 from his
suite in a tower of the Mandalay Bay casino-resort. Police and the
FBI say the gunman acted alone and killed himself before officers
reached his hotel room.
The FBI's Behavioral Analysis unit later found the shooter sought
notoriety in the attack on the open-air concert but cited no
"single or clear motivating factor."
The lawsuit is among more than a dozen filed since the Oct. 1, 2017,
shooting, though it's the first to target a gun maker.
Victims have sued MGM Resorts International, which operated the
concert venue and owns the Mandalay Bay hotel, along with the
concert promoter and others.
MGM Resorts then sued hundreds of victims in a bid to avoid
liability. The company has been in settlement talks with the
victims and their families.
---
Associated Press Reno correspondent Scott Sonner contributed to
this report from Reno. Balsamo reported from New York.
Use banned machineguns to shoot up the home of the Jew lawyer
Joshua Koskoff. Kill him and his family.