The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3089104

NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

The motion was filed last week by attorneys representing the School Board and argues that Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary in January by a 6-year-old student, is only entitled to file a worker’s compensation claim because the injury she sustained from the shooting is a “workplace injury,” and that the shooting was a hazard of the job.

  • pips@lemmy.filmEnglish
    192·
    1 year ago

    The Federal Assault Weapons Ban expired in 2004. In the civilian context, an assault weapon is semiautomatic. Fully automatic weapons are, to put it lightly, uncommon among civilians so assault weapon refers to a variety of styles of semiautomatic firearm.

    • Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world
      252·
      1 year ago

      Those nra talking points also conveniently ignore that, ever increasingly, military doctrines are acknowledging that automatic fire in a rifle is largely pointless and should be avoided outside of very specific circumstances.

      But hey. The biggest issue with kids and teachers being murdered is the terminology used.

      • pips@lemmy.filmEnglish
        51·
        1 year ago

        Why is what? Why did the ban expire? It had a sunset date and wasn’t extended. Why are fully autos not popular? Combination of laws and practicality. Why are certain civilian semiauto rifles called assault weapons? Military has assault rifles, civilians use the broader term assault weapons to capture a broader category.

        Why not go after handguns? NRA and their ilk keep blocking those efforts.