Gun used to kill teacher on trial

Gun used to kill teacher on trial
The handgun used to kill popular Lake Worth Middle School teacher
Barry
Grunow goes on trial today, portrayed as a dangerous, defective
product that
has led a notorious life of crime. Grunow’s widow claims in a civil
suit
against the gun’s distributor, Valor Corp. of Sunrise, that her
husband’s
death might have been averted if the gun had been less dangerous and
had
been secured with a gun lock. Valor argues that responsibility for
the death
lies with Nathaniel Brazill, the student who shot Grunow, and a
Brazill
family friend who left the gun unsecured in his home. … The case is
being
watched across the nation because it’s the first of its kind to
address two
hot-button gun issues at once: the flaws of the so-called Saturday
night
special handgun and the concept of safety locks on weapons. … Pam
Grunow’s
lawsuit claims that Valor was liable for her husband’s death because
the
company knew the weapon was poorly constructed, inaccurate,
unreliable,
easily concealed and primarily used in criminal activities. In
addition, the
lawsuit claims Valor was negligent because of the poor design of the
gun and
its lack of such safety features as a lock. The manufacturer of the
Raven is
no longer in business. “It’s a pretty novel type of case,” said Allen
Rostron, an attorney for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,
which is
assisting Grunow’s legal team. …
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