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1. Dupe; deleting:

See https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143245850

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https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-shooting-elementary-anniversary-texas-a20e7fefa9d66058a8ff6611fa808df8

Uvalde families sue Meta and ‘Call of Duty’ maker on 2nd anniversary of school attack

BY JIM VERTUNO
Updated 7:24 PM EDT, May 24, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Families in Uvalde took more legal action Friday on the second anniversary of the Robb Elementary School attack, suing Meta Platforms, which owns Instagram, and the maker of the video game “Call of Duty” over claims the companies bear responsibility for products used by the teenage gunman.

They also filed another lawsuit against Daniel Defense, which manufactured the AR-style rifle used in the May 24, 2022, shooting — and has already been sued.

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“There is a direct line between the conduct of these companies and the Uvalde shooting,” said Josh Koskoff, an attorney for the families. “This three-headed monster knowingly exposed him to the weapon, conditioned him to see it as a tool to solve his problems and trained him to use it.”

Some of the same families on Wednesday filed a $500 million lawsuit against Texas state police officials and officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response that day. More than 370 federal, state and local officers responded but waited more than an hour to confront the shooter inside the classroom as students and teaches lay dead, dying or wounded.

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