Pa. Supreme Court hears debate on gun-industry immunity in lawsuit over Mt. Pleasant boy's death

By lowber on April 9, 2024

The family of James Robert “J.R.” Gustafson has sued Springfield Arms and Saloom Department Store over the boy’s 2016 death.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday heard argument on whether a federal law that protects gun manufacturers from civil liability prohibits a Westmoreland County family from suing the company whose gun killed their teenage son.