A California civil rights attorney announced plans to launch a massive $27 billion lawsuit, on the behalf of victims’ families, against eight different defendants in the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The Uvalde class action lawsuit will name Daniel Defense, the school system and several different law enforcement agencies involved in the response to Robb Elementary School in May.
Uvalde Class Action Lawsuit
“What we intend to do (is) to help serve this community, and that is to file a $27 billion civil right lawsuit under our United States Constitution, one-ofa-kind in the world,” said attorney Charles Bonner of Bonner & Bonner Law, reported ksat.com.
The lawsuit will name the gunman’s uncle, who allegedly drove the shooter Oasis Outback–also named–where the transfer took place. Law enforcement named include three local agencies, along with state and federal agencies. Finally, it names Daniel Defense, a move reminiscent of the Sandy Hook lawsuit and eventual settlement that helped take down Remington Outdoor Company.
“We have the school police, OK, Arredondo, we have the city police, and we have the sheriffs and we have the Texas Rangers, the DPS and we have the Border Patrol,” Bonner said, reported ksat.com. “There will be some institutional defendants as well, such as school board or such as City Council or such as the City of Uvalde.”
Lawsuit Targets
- Daniel Defense: Manufacturer of the alleged gun used
- Oasis Outback: Shop where gun was transferred
- Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department
- Uvalde Police Department
- Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- U.S. Border Patrol
- Gunman’s Uncle: Allegedly drove shooter to the gun shop
The suit will allege the victims suffered violations to their right of life under the 14th Amendment. Bonner’s team in the suit include a local Uvalde law office and Everytown for Gun Safety, reported ksat.com.
“People have a right to life under the 14th Amendment and what we’ve seen here is that the law enforcement agencies have shown a deliberate conscious disregard of the life,” Bonner said. “Everyone in this world are hurting and bleeding about what is happening here in Uvalde. And it’s up to us to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
Editor’s Note:
The Uvalde shooting became one of America’s most disturbing mass shootings, killing 19 students and two teachers. No argument can ignore the magnitude of this horrific tragedy and loss of life.
Yet the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act remains law in this land. Daniel Defense, much like Remington before it, burdens no responsibility in how firearms get used in the world. Period. The Assault Weapons Ban expired. The Connecticut Supreme Court allowed Remington to be targeted. It should have never happened.
The AR-15, and other semi-auto weapons, remain legal to manufacture, own, carry and use in many states–especially Texas. Any federal judge worth a grain of salt should kick their inclusion in this lawsuit to the curb.
We’ve all seen the videos posted on Uvalde. It sure appears the boots on the ground made a litany of mistakes responding to this active shooter. The fault lies not with Daniel Defense.
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