InfoWars parent company files for bankruptcy ‘InfoWars is heading directly for its long-awaited, reckoning’ The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022
Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy during defamation damages trial Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy amid the trial underway seeking to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook attack. WEKU · Jul 30, 2022
Alex Jones' media company files for bankruptcy amid trial Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company Free Speech Systems has filed for bankruptcy, but his attorney says it shouldn't disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012… The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022
Alex Jones’ attorney apologises for calling Sandy Hook lawyer a ‘liar’ and giving him the middle finger Alex Jones’s defence attorney Andino Reynal flashed the middle finger to plaintiff lawyer Mark Banston in the courtroom after the judges exited The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022
Alex Jones berates reporter as ‘pirate’ outside Sandy Hook trial Right-wing Infowars host has been scolded for outbursts during trial The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022
Alex Jones didn’t personally verify false Infowars stories about Sandy Hook, trial told Jones is being sued by Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse, died in the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
Alex Jones shakes his head as Sandy Hook shooting lies read out in court Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin’s son, Jesse, was among the 20 children and six adults who were massacred by a gunman in 2012 The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022
Alex Jones' defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to face a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
Art piece shifts focus on gun violence nationwide in the wake of Highland Park shooting Artist Jacqueline von Edelberg said her art piece “Enough” contains 30,000 strips of fabric to represent the number of children killed since Sandy Hook. A new version of it was created in the wake of a mass shooting in Highland Park. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022
Gun-makers face new legal threat from families of mass shooting victims Families of children and teachers killed in last month’s Texas school massacre face a formidable legal battle if they decide to sue the gun-maker whose AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was used in the attack. Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022
Four Sandy Hook survivors tell of being ‘retriggered’ by school shootings like Uvalde Student suvivors spoke out publicly for first time in aftermath of last month’s shooting in Texas The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022
Alex Jones’s plan to avoid paying Sandy Hook families? Trying to twist bankruptcy laws Subchapter V was intended to help small businesses struggling to pay creditors – not toxic conspiracy theorists The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022
The creator of the FBI mass shooting protocol is 'shocked' by Uvalde police response After Sandy Hook, Katherine Schweit created a program to navigate similar crises. She says the way law enforcement handled the shooting in Uvalde went against everything they trained for. WEKU · Jun 9, 2022
Pat Toomey, again negotiating a gun deal, says senators are 'closer' than after Sandy Hook For nearly a decade, Sen. Pat Toomey, R.-Pa., has been at the center of Congress' frequent debates on gun laws, one of the few Republicans willing to support some efforts to tighten the rules. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 7, 2022
The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2022 Gun crime victims are holding the firearms industry accountable – by taking them to court Following the strategy used in legal actions against cigarette and opioid firms, the lawsuits attempt to sidestep a law shielding gun makers
Salon · Jun 6, 2022 Uvalde family hires Sandy Hook lawyer The attorney successfully sued manufacturer of gun used in Newtown massacre. Now he's targeting Daniel Defense
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022 Firm proposes Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings Taser developer Axon said this week it is working to build drones armed with the electric stunning weapons that could fly into schools and “help prevent the next Uvalde, Sandy Hook, or Columbine.”
WEKU · Jun 3, 2022 Uvalde parents and school staffer start legal action against gunmaker The parents of one the children killed at Robb Elementary and a speech pathology clerk are exploring a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, which made the AR-15-style rifle used in the mass shooting.
Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022 For the parents and families of the Sandy Hook victims, every mass shooting is re-traumatizing HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Barden said that all week he’s been keeping track of the timeline the families in Uvalde, Texas, are on.
The Guardian - US · May 26, 2022 ‘Infuriating and horrific’: Sandy Hook parents lambast gun violence inaction Nicole Hockley and Mark Barden founded Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization to protect kids from gun violence
The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022 Morning mail: US reeling after mass shooting, France’s ‘huge hopes’, Miiesha finds her voice Thursday: ‘You are all doing nothing,’ Texas governor told after worst attack on a school since Sandy Hook. Plus: what’s the deal with vitamin D?
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 'I've got to dig deep': Texas shooting tests Newtown parents Some relatives of the victims of the 2012 attack on the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, who channeled grief into advocacy have claimed success, gradually, in areas including gun safety, attitudes around gun violence, and mental health awareness
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 What was Sandy Hook as bloody Texas school shooting leaves 19 children dead Innocent children were brutally killed in their own school in yet another mass shooting in the US. The country has been plagued by mass killings as legislators struggle to agree on gun control laws
Evening Standard · May 25, 2022 The deadliest mass shootings in the US, from Columbine to Sandy Hook The US has broken the record for the most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders
The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022 US reels after massacre in fourth-grade classroom leaves 21 dead America tries to absorb attack on elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the worst school shooting since Sandy Hook a decade ago