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A 'wow' moment in American legal history. It breaks open the seemingly impenetrable shield -- unjust and unfair -- enjoyed uniquely by the arms manufacturers.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, on the ruling that paves the way for Sandy Hook families to subpoena internal documents on how the gun companies have marketed the AR-15, the weapon in many mass shootings.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, on the ruling that paves the way for Sandy Hook families to subpoena internal documents on how the gun companies have marketed the AR-15, the weapon in many mass shootings.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.