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Bushmaster Firearms Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of guns which is based in Windham, Maine in the United States. Windham is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ...
Beltway Sniper attacks
The company participated in a $2.5 million settlement for survivors and families of victims of the Beltway sniper attacks that took place during three weeks of October 2002 in the eastern United States. Ten people were killed and three others critically injured by spree killers in and around Washington D.C.. Locations of the 15 sniper attacks numbered chronologically. ...
2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for October, 2002. ...
A spree killer is someone who embarks on a murderous rampage. ...
Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...
The attacks were carried out with a Bushmaster XM-15 semiautomatic rifle, the civilian equivalent of the military M-16 assault rifle, at a range of 50 to over 100 yards. The rifle was stolen from Bull's Eye Shooter Supply in Tacoma, Washington, which had an extensive history of firearms violations and had not reported the rifle as missing as required by federal law. The Bushmaster XM-15 is a semi-automatic rifle available in cartridges such as . ...
A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that, when the trigger is pulled, fires a bullet and loads another cartridge from a magazine, without the need to operate a bolt or other loading mechanism. ...
A rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. ...
M16 Type Assault rifle Nationality United States Era Vietnam, modern History Date of design 1957 Production period 1960 to present Service duration 1960 to present Operators NATO War service Vietnam War, Gulf War, 2003_invasion_of_Iraq Specifications Type Assault Rifle Calibre 5. ...
M16A2 (U.S.). This version was adopted in 1982 An assault rifle is a type of automatic weapon. ...
Bulls Eye Shooter Supply store in Tacoma, Washington gained notoriety following the three-week long rampage in the fall of 2002 which came to be known as the Beltway Sniper Attacks because they occurred near the circumferential Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) outside Washington, DC. While staying at a Bellingham...
Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background City nickname: The City of Destiny Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State County Pierce Mayor Bill Baarsma (NP) Area –Land –Water 162. ...
On January 16, 2003, the Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, on behalf of the victims of the Beltway sniper attacks and their families, filed a civil lawsuit against Bull's Eye Shooter Supply and Bushmaster Firearms, Inc., as well as Bull's Eye's owner, and the two snipers. Bushmaster was included in the suit because it allegedly continued to utilize Bull's Eye as its dealer despite an awareness of its negligent practices. The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence in the United States is a not-for-profit organization headed by James Brady, former U.S. White House Press Secretary to President Ronald W. Reagan. ...
The case had been set for trial in April, 2005. After losing several decisions as the case made its way through the courts, Bull's Eye and Bushmaster contributed to an out-of-court $2.5 million settlement. According to the Legal Center, it was agreed that "Bushmaster will also educate its dealers on safer business practices. The settlement is the first time a gun manufacturer has ever paid damages for negligence leading to criminal violence and the largest settlement by a gun dealer ever."
After the settlement was announced, WTOP radio in Washington, DC, reported that Sonia Wills, mother of sniper victim Conrad Johnson, said her family took part in the lawsuit more to send a message than to collect money. "I think a message was delivered that you should be responsible and accountable for the actions of irresponsible people when you make these guns and put them in their hands," she said. [1]
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