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A gun company that manufactured a rifle used in one of the US's deadliest school shootings has now settled with the families of victims for $73m.

The settlement from Remington Arms comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the families of nine of the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, which took place in 2012.

The case marks the first time a gun-maker has faced liability for a mass shooting.

Until now, the industry had immunity from litigation.

Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was among those killed, spoke to Newsday.

She said: "When you lose a child, it is always with you... Our children should not be expected to defend themselves in their schools. First-graders should not have to stand up to a shooter coming into their classroom."

(Photo: Relatives dressed in white hold photos of victims. Credit: Getty Images / Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)