Four families whose children were wounded during the mass shooting at Robb elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are suing the estate of the gunman, Salvador Ramos. The suit says his estate is responsible for more than $100 million.
“This initial lawsuit will allow us to discover evidence and possibly add other parties to the lawsuit, if necessary,” Thomas J. Henry said in a press release. “The discovery process will focus on the school system, law enforcement, social media, and gun and ammunition manufacturers.”
The complaint says the gunman, Ramos “intentionally injured these young children, stole their innocence, and forever changed their lives. They witnessed their friends and teachers being shot and dying in front of them. They were locked into the room with Ramos as he shot their friends and were forced to stay there for over 45 minutes, hurt and frightened before police finally entered the room and shot and killed Ramos,” the complaint reads. “The emotional toll they endured is incomprehensible and will be with them for the remainder of their lives.”
Ramos bought two AR-15-style rifles, including the DDM4 V7 rifle he used in the shooting. According to The Hell, Ramos purchased those rifles just a few days after his 18th birthday.
Following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School many people have spoke out publicly to get more strict rules when it comes to gun laws. As of today, the house passed a new gun law that will allow 21 year olds and up be able to buy rifles versus it previously being 18 and up.
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In a viral clip, Kimberly Rubio, mother to slain 10-year-old Lexi Rubio, told lawmakers through tears that she doesn’t want her daughter remembered as “just a number.”
“She was intelligent, compassionate and athletic. She was quiet, shy unless she had a point to make,” Rubio told the House Oversight Committee. “Somewhere out there, there is a mom listening to our testimony thinking, ‘I can’t even imagine their pain,’ not knowing that our reality will someday be hers. Unless we act now.”