It was abandoned by some of its investors after one of its Bushmaster rifles was used in the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in Connecticut in 2012 that killed 20 children and six adults. (reuters.com)
The decision to not hear the case came after a lower court upheld the constitutionality of the provision in the law, which was approved in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school shooting in late 2012. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Nicole Hockley, whose six - year - old son was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting, took the microphone and told Trump she would rather arm teachers with ways to prevent shootings in the first place rather than with a firearm. (edition.cnn.com)