Two years after a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indiana, survivors and victims' family members are suing the company that distributed the magazine used in the killings.
, survivors and victims' family members are suing the company that distributed the magazine used in the killings.
New York-based American Tactical sells high-capacity ammunition magazines that allow shooters to fire off 60 rounds of ammunition without reloading. That feature is"not necessary, or even useful, for lawful self-defense or hunting," a federalfiled Thursday argues. Court documents also allege that American Tactical is aware of how many times high-capacity magazines have been used in recent killings and that its decision to continue selling them is"reckless.
A magazine is what is used to store and feed ammunition into semiautomatic and automatic guns. Rounds, or cartridges, are units of ammunition, consisting of a bullet or projectile that is fired from a gun, explains the lawsuit. Nine people — including Jaswinder Singh — died in the April 2021 shooting when former FedEx employee Brandon Hole opened fire on people in a Fedex shipping facility in Indianapolis. Singh's son Gurinder Singh Bains
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