Uvalde families sue UPS and FedEx for shipping guns | Sports

Families of survivors of the Robb Elementary School shooting are suing package shipping companies UPS and FedEx for allegedly violating state and federal laws as well as their own corporate safety standards.

The suit was filed two years after the shooting, in which a gunman entered the school and murdered 19 children and two teachers. The families said shipping companies were responsible for the trauma and distress caused to survivors of the massacre.

On the day of the shooting, the shooter was armed with a gun ordered online and shipped to Oasis Firearms in Uvalde where it was later picked up by the shooter.

The lawsuit claims the companies then shipped an upgraded trigger system to the shooter's home. This allowed the shooter to convert it to a fully automatic or semi-automatic weapon.

The lawsuit cited UPS's conditions of carriage as evidence of a violation. UPS conditions state that “shipments must not contain any goods likely to endanger human or animal life or any other means of transportation.”

The families also said sending the Hell Fire trigger to the shooter's home was a violation of school zone protections. The shooter's home was less than 1,000 feet from the Robb Elementary School area.

According to the lawsuit, the shooter was not 18 years old when he purchased the Hell Fire gun and trigger online. He claimed that FedEx shipped the AR-15 and then Oasis Firearms illegally transferred the gun to the shooter, even though he was 17 at the time of purchase. The shooter was also able to purchase ammunition from Oasis that was used in the massacre.

This lawsuit was filed on the same day that families of victims and survivors filed wrongful death lawsuits against Instagram's parent company Meta, the creator of the Call of Duty video game “Activision,” and Daniel Defense, the company who made the Assault style AR-15. rifle used by the shooter.

In a statement, UPS said: “Our hearts go out to the Uvalde victims and their families. Shipping of firearms and components is highly regulated; UPS complies with and requires its customers to comply with all applicable federal laws. The lawsuit has no merit and we will defend ourselves accordingly.