Gun-maker demands Sandy Hook children’s disciplinary records
Remington finds new depths of depravity to plumb.
It’s not clear to me whether running a company like Remington makes you into a fucking monster, or whether depraved assholes seek out companies like Remington to work for.
In 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, CT, and murdered 20 children aged six and seven, and six staff members.
Since 2014, the families of the dead have been suing gun-makers, a distributor, and a retailer for their role in promoting military weapons to civilians. Remington is a defendant in this case, and has distinguished itself with its callous, depraved conduct in the suit.
In July, the company responded to a discovery request for its internal communications related to the marketing of assault rifles with an 18,000-file dump of random memes, ice-bucket challenge videos, and videos of go-karting and gender-reveal parties.
But Remington’s latest courtroom stunt beggars the imagination for pure sadism. The company has demanded the attendance records, report cards, and disciplinary records for five of the murdered children of Sandy…
