Families of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting are suing a gun manufacturer, Facebook parent Meta and the Microsoft-controlled maker of video game franchise “Call of Duty,” according to multiple news outlets, accusing the companies of promoting the gun that was used to kill 19 students and two teachers in Texas.
The lawsuits were filed two years to the day after the Uvalde elementary school shooting that left ... [+]
One of the suits, filed in California two years to the day after the deadly shooting, lists Meta and “Call of Duty”' parent Activision (which was acquired by Microsoft), multiple outlets reported, while a separate suit also filed by family members of the victims lists defendant Daniel Defense, the maker of the AR-15-style gun that was used in the Uvalde shooting.
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