Uvalde Families Sue AR-15 Maker, Meta, And Activision

CBS News reports:

Exactly two years after the Uvalde school massacre, families of victims Friday filed multiple lawsuits against social media giant Meta, Activision — the maker of the popular video game “Call of Duty” — and Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the AR-15 which the teen gunman used in the shooting. The lawsuits come just two days after the same group of 19 families reached a $2 million settlement with the city.

Friday’s lawsuits claim that Instagram, Activision and Daniel Defense have been “partnering…in a scheme that preys upon insecure, adolescent boys,” attorneys said in a news release. The lawsuits allege that the gunman, on his 18th birthday, purchased the AR-15 used in the Uvalde shooting because “he was targeted and cultivated online by Instagram, Activision and Daniel Defense.

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Friday marked the 2nd anniversary of the deadly Uvalde school shooting and families in the community are taking more legal action, suing Meta and the “Call of Duty” video game maker over claims that the companies bear responsibility for products used by the teenage gunman. pic.twitter.com/gO8v1p1bhi

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In two separate lawsuits, families of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting victims sued Meta, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft and the gunmaker Daniel Defense, claiming they cooperated to market dangerous weapons to impressionable teens such as the Uvalde shooter https://t.co/grsbzNesrB pic.twitter.com/MtuJwZfRo4

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