manufacturers. The case was dismissed in superior court and was appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court. In March 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated the wrongful death lawsuit, holding that the plaintiffs successfully pleaded a cause of action for illegal marketing. Remington appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which denied review on November 12, 2019. On February 15, 2022, Remington Arms insurers settled with families of Sandy Hook victims and agreed to pay a total of $73 million to families. An XM-15 was also used in the 1997 North Hollywood shootout, and an XM-15 was used in the 2018 Nashville Waffle House shooting. An XM15-E2 was captured from Islamic State fighters in Sinjar Mountains by Peshmerga during the Iraqi Civil War. Legality As of October 2, 2000, California has banned the Bushmaster XM15 by name in the Kasler v. Lockyer Assault Weapon List, among other AR-style rifles by Armalite, DPMS, Colt, and Eagle Arms, to name a few. As a result of the Sandy Hook school shooting: New York State banned the Bushmaster XM-15 series and assault weapons in the January 2013 NY SAFE Act. The XM-15 series is among over 100 named firearms added to the Connecticut state assault weapon ban list in an April 2013 amendment, passed in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Users : Federal Police of Brazil : New Zealand Police : Used by JW GROM. Non-State Actors Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant References 5.56 mm firearms Rifles of the United States Semi-automatic rifles Bushmaster firearms ArmaLite AR-10 derivatives AR-15 style rifles