In 2002 , Bushmaster and a Bushmaster dealer were the subject of a civil lawsuit brought by two survivors and six families of victims of the October 2002 D.C. sniper attacks which resulted in the deaths of ten and injures to three people . On September 8 , 2004 Bushmaster agreed to pay $ 550,000 of a $ 2.5 million settlement in the lawsuit and Bull 's Eye Shooter Supply of Tacoma , Washington , the Bushmaster dealer from whom one of the perpetrators said he had shoplifted the rifle , paid $ 2 million . The company cited mounting legal fees and compassion for the victims and their families as the reason for settling
D.C. sniper attacks
D.C. sniper attacks
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