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a jury there ordered agger guns to pay nearly $6 million to two milwaukee police officers. both were shot by a gun bought at that store. a gun purchased by a so-called straw buyer, someone that buys guns for people that cannot legally obtain them. jurors ruled the gun shop was negligent. ryan smith explains what effect that could have on gun stores here. >> we are a well rounded store. a lot of self-defense guns and target guns. ryan: the owner sells some 80 firearms a week. a wisconsin jury's decision sending shockwaves. badger guns now considered negligent for the injuries to the city's mayor and nothing shop owners may be held financially responsible for what happens after a sale is made. >> there are national ramifications to this verdict because as far as i know this is the first time a retailer has been held liable. ryan: the lawsuit alleges the store should have spotted warning signs. the customer ill e.g. -- a legally purchased this. >> they should have known it was a straw purchase in the wording. it must've been fairly obvious. ryan: hillary clinton calling to rep

sot: officer bryan norberg/milwaukee police "i felt like i didn't deserve to live anymore. committing suicide." officers bryan norberg and graham kunish shot in the face - following this 2009 altercation with suspect julius burton... he was 18 - too young to buy a gun at the time- and this video shows another man - illegally purchasing the pistol for him - at badger guns in milwaukee . even admitting on the form - that the gun was for someone else. the officers - sued the gun store..claiming it repeatedly looked the other way and sold weapons to criminals milwaukee authorities say that between 2006 and 2009 more than 1,800 firearms from badger guns were used in crimes. gun store officials - argued on the stand - that was never their intention- sot: donald flora/badger guns "the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody's hands, that's going to commit a crime." after nine hours of deliberations, the jury awarded the officers nearly 6 million dollars in damages- a rare ruling- experts say could have broader implications- sot: mayor tom barrett (d), milwaukee i want gu

milwaukee authorities say that between 2006 and 2009, more than 1,800 firearms from badger guns were used in crimes. >> got a store with a bad track record, you got victims who are police officers, and you have a all three of those things come together. if that can't win, nothing will win. >> reporter: milwaukee's mor was quick to say other dears need to take notice >> they have a responsibility to make sure that individuals who cannot legally possess guns do not get their hands on guns. >> reporter: but it remains to be seen whether this case will actually set new precedent. >> those who are looking for fundamental change where victims of gun violence are going to win lawsuits against gun shops and manufacturers shouldn't count on this case. think would still need a fundamental change in the law, which i don't think is happening any time soon. >> reporter: the verdict announced yesterday touted as a major victory by advocates for gun reform is far from a final victory. badger lawyers are expted to appeal. and the battle over gun safety continues to be front and center in the national conversation. >> i'm a big second amendment person, believe me, the biggest. >> repor

two police officers, both shot in the face, after stopping a young man for riding a bike on a milwaukee>> i thought i was going to die. i wanted my family to know that i loved them. >> reporter: now police officer brian norberg and former officer graham kunist are suing owners of badger guns, charging its negligence allowed the shooter to buy a firearm he should not have had. surveillance video from inside the shop shows jacob collins purchasing a gun for the shooter. 18-year-old julius burton, too young to buy a gun. it is called a straw purchase. to avoid a background check, the actual buyer has someone else buy it on their behalf. >> they were shot and injured in the line of duty. >> reporter: lawyers for the police officers say conflicting information on the purchase documents collins filled out should have been a red flag for the salesman. in the store the atf has tried to shut down in the past. its name has changed several times, but it's been run by the same family. authorities called it the number one crime gun dealer in america in 2005. in 2006, badger outdoors accounted for ne

. >>> the milwaukee sentinel says lawyers for two milwaukee police officers shot in the head six years ago say a gun store is negligent when it sold the weapon. they say the man that shot the officer should be blamed. a victory for the plaintiffs could open the door to other lawsuits against gun sellers. >>> the minneapolis star tribune decides not to change a minnesota dentist for killing says sill the lion. they say dr. walter palmer's places to hunt were in order. palmer could go back to zimbabwe but not to hunt. protesters who oppose hunting say they will continue picturing his dental office. >>> they earn a policy for student luke gatti. he says he was sorry for his tirade demanding mac n cheese at the student union last week. >> i have some problems i am addressing. thfrls seriously a wake-up call. >> he admits he was intoxicated when he got into an argument with workers at the student union. today on second degree breach of peace and criminal trespass. >>> the los angeles times uncovered bar tabs from ousted football coach steve sarkisan, he was spending money on alcohol when he

`a month later, burden gets into `milwaukee police officers. `caught here on tape. `he uses the gun to shoot them `both in the head. `for years laws have hinders `victims of gun crimes from suing `gun dealers. `>> what made this case `different, there was a lot of `evidence that the guy at the gun `shop should have known this `wasn't a legitimate purchase. `>> reporter: miraculously, they `both survived. `brian norberg and graham coonich `sue the gun dealer badger guns `for nenlgth, claiming the store `clerk should have recognized the `telltale signs of a straw `purchase. `>> badger guns did not do the `job it was required to do when `it made that sale. `if badger guns had done its job `on may 2nd then brian and graham `would not have been shot on june `9th. `>> reporter: the lawsuit claimed `badger guns approved the sale `despite a number of `irregularities, including `collins checking the "no" box `when answering if he was the `buyer, then crossing it out and `checking "yes." `confusion. `>> he did have trouble with the `>> reporter: but lawyers for the `gun store

a jury yesterday ordered a gun shop to pay nearly $6 million in a lawsuit filed by two milwaukee police officers seriously wounded when shot by a gun bought at the store. the lawsuit alleges the store should have spotted warning signs that the gun was being sold to a customer illegally buying it for someone else. a 12-year-old boy was the target of a lawsuit in connecticut. the person filing is his aunt. jennifer connell claims she suffered a broken wrist when her nephew leapt into her arms at his 8th birthday party, causing her to fall to the ground. she testified that she loves her nephew but connecticut law for city go to court over her medical bills. she soon for $127,000. -- sued for $127,000. a connecticut jury has rejected her bid yesterday saying the boy was not liable. a panel of state budget experts is lowering iowa revenue projections for the current fiscal year. the revenue estimating conference predicts the state will take in about $7.05 billion for the fiscal year that began july 1, down from the $7.18 billion estimated earlier. the group cited a slowdown in agricultural i

police do expect more arrests. >> pelley: and the accused have not commented yet about the charges. michelle miller, thank you very much, michelle. last night we told you about a landmark verdict in milwaukee. a jury ordered badger dunne to police officers who were injured by a gun purchased from that store. here's dean reynolds. >> reporter: when a milwaukee jury saw this gun sale at a local store and then saw two policemen shot with the same weapon in the hands of an underage gunman, they found the store at fault. brad heaton was a juror. >> i am surprised at how easy it is to get a gun, and if you're organized and you're a decent liar, pretty much anyone can. and so it is incumbent upon gun dealers to do everything they can to investigate. [gunfire]. >> reporter: in 2005, congress passed a law barring most lawsuits against gun manufacturers and sellers for the way buyers use their products, but there were exceptions involving negligence. in the milwaukee case, the 18-year-old gunman had an older friend buy the gun for him, which is illegal. the jury found that the gun store employees either knew or should have known that. >> they didn't care. i mean, a core part of their market was crim

. >> reporter: two police officers, both shot in the face after stopping a young man for riding a bike on a milwaukee sidewalk in 2009. >> i thought i was going to die. and i wanted my family to know that i loved them. >> now police officer brian norberg and former officer graham kunnish are suing the owners of badger guns, charging its negligence allowed the shooter to buy a firearm he should not have had. surveillance video from inside the shop shows jacob cullins purchasing a gun for the shooter. 18-year-old julius burton, too young to buy a gun. it is called a straw purchase. to avoid a background check, the actual buyer has someone else buy it on their behalf. >> they were shot and injured in the line of duty. >> reporter: lawyers for the police officers say conflicting information on the purchase documents collins filled out should have been a red flag for the salesman. in the store, the atf has tried to shut down in the past. the name has changed several times but it has been run by the same family. authorities called it the number one crime gun dealer in america in 2005. in 2006, badger outdo

. >> milwaukee police chief edward flynn did not respond to multiple interview requests by "america tonight" to talk about the surge of gun violence. however, older women gave up her lunchbreak during the budget hearings to speak with us. she is part of a political dynasty in wisconsin, including the first plaque woman lected to state legislature in the 1970s. talk to me by milwaukee, it's making headlines for the wrong reasons. you, yourself, managed to see the glass is half full. why? >> in a very personal way, because my family, my children, a community i care about is here. >> this is home. >> when i look at the statistics, i don't see the bad, i see the possibility in the work that needs to be done. >> the spike in violence is taking a toll on the 600,000 residents. it's sad. i was born and raised here. i know the greatness that they hold. every time they get a call, every time i see the yellow tape or hear from the family, it hurts. the loss of the life is not just for families, but the community. >> reporter: when someone is lost for gun violence the impact is felt. take this 5-year-

a jury found a gun shop negligent in the sale of a gun used to shoot two milwaukee police officers in 2009. abc' s marci gonzalez takes a closer look. marci: a land-mark lawsuit. a gun store found liable in the shooting of these two police officers that left them physically and emotionally didn' t deserve to live anymore. i actually considered committing suicide. marci: officers bryan norberg and graham kunish shot in the face following this 2009 altercation with suspect julius burton. he was 18, too young to buy a gun at the time, and this video shows another man illegally purchasing the pistol for him at badger guns in milwaukee. even admitting on the form that the gun was for someone else. the officers sued the gun store, claiming it repeatedly looked milwaukee authorities say that between 2006 and 2009, more than 1800 firearms from badger guns were used in crimes. gun store officials argued on intention. donald flora: the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody' s hands that' s going to marci: after nine hours of deliberations, the jury awarded the officers nearly $6 mil

. >>> by next year, milwaukee police will be wearing body cameras. voted to require most offices to wear them while on duty. several other cities have institutes similar provisions. the change comes as the murder rate in milwaukee skyrockets. more now on that from sarah hoye. >> reporter: first we are following breaking news out of milwaukee this morning -- >> reporter: after years of declining violent crime nationwi nationwide, many major u.s. cities have seen a surge in homicides. so far this year, milwaukee has had just over 100 homicides, compared with 86 throughout all of 2014. >> how are you going to make it through the night with all of the gunshots? >> if you leave this room today, and they close the books on your life, what are people going to say about you? >> reporter: educators and friends are trying to step in before anyone else gets killed. together they cofounded the i will not die young campaign to help reduce gun violence in milwaukee. >> violence, i think is a personal issue, and -- and when you find ourselves riding through these c

that handgun was used to shoot two milwaukee police officers during this attempted arrest. they were seriously wounded and souped the store. leading to that jury finding badger guns liable for their injuries. it's the first case in a decade where a gun dealer was found liable for gun violence. the gun store is supposed to take precautions against a straw purchase. but the jury found that badger guns was negligent. >> the gun shop in this case didn't do what a reasonable person would do. >> reporter: how fear-reaching will the verdict prove to be? >> it breaks new ground. it's going to give an incentive for people to sue gun dealers. >> reporter: authorities say illegal straw purr chases are a huge problem. just today in brooklyn, a police undercover operation seized 120 guns, including 20 assault rifles. prosecutors say they had been bought by straw purchasers in atlanta and smuggled to new york to be sold on the streets. there are experts who say the gun store verdict puts pressure on some weapons dealers to pay more attention to who they're selling to. david? >> pierre th

reporter: the case began with this altercation between two milwaukee police officers and this suspect. it ended violently, with each policeman shot in face, leaving them scarred, physically and mentally. >> felt like i didn't deserve to live anymore. i actually considered committing suicide. >> reporter: the officers deciding to sue the gun store where the weapon was illegally purchased. julius burton, the suspect who shot the policemen, was too young to buy a gun at the time. so, he paid this man, seen here on surveillance tape, to illegally buy it for him. it's called a straw purchase scam. according to the lawsuit, the gun store approved the sale despite a number of irregular lay irregularities including that the man filling out the form noted that the gun was not even for him. the officers and milwaukee authorities claim badger guns was a rogue store. that between 2006 and 2009, more than 1,800 guns from that dealer were used in crimes. but gun store officials say they never intentionally sold to criminals. >> the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody's hands that has

what i wanted to do is represent my two clients, these two milwaukee police officers. some gun dealers around the country realize they may have their feet held to the fire, then that's a bonus. >> the officers were awarded nearly $6 million. the gun shop owner has denied wrongdoing. >>> receding flood waters in south carolina reveal the impact of the recent deluge on the state's roadways. repairs. the department of funding from washington to fix everything and south carolina lawmakers including congressman james cliburn and senator lindsey graham have already pledged to help. >>> wedding crasher in chief. president obama crashed the wedding of a couple who were all set to exchange vows on the famous tory pines golf course in san diego california. >> stephanie and brian tobe knew the president would be golfing that day but they had no idea he would come meet them before the ceremony. after finishing the last hole, president obama began shaking the hands of all 60 wedding guests. then the couple had their chance. >> hey, we've got to see the bride and groom. >> congratul

who milwaukee police officers seriously wounded in the line of duty sued badger guns. the gun store was neglect for selling a gun to a straw buyer. the jury agreed ordering the gun shop to pay the officers over # million dollars. >> i wanted to represent my clients. >> julius burton sent jacob into that store to buy the gun. it was julius burton who decided to put that gun into his pocket and leave his home that day. julius burton decided to resist officers. it was julius burton who pulled the trigger of that gun. >> the gunman pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional homicide. he is serving 80 years in prison. one officer lost part of his brain in that shooting the other is back on the job in a limited capacity. >> kelly wright live for us this morning. thank you, kelly. >> now to a fox news alert. a small plane plunges from the sky and crashes into a mobile home park in florida. one home destroyed, another damaged after the planes burst into flames. fire officials will only say there are an unknown number of victims. the faa trying to figure out what happened. >>

the jury found that badger guns was liable in the case of two milwaukee police officers wounded by onee shop's firearms. the panel ordered the shop to pay almost $6 million in damages. this all stems from this sale, a man buying the gun for the shooting suspected, at the time, was 18. hep was too young to make the purchase. the buyer even wrote on the form he was buying the gun for somebody else. >> a store with a bad track records and a phony sale. if that can't win, nothing will win. >> authorities say more than 1800 guns sold by badger firearms were used in crimes between 2006 and 2008. a 2005 document from an unrelated case called the shop the number one crime gun dealer in america. >>> a couple from central new york is accused of a brutal crime. they beat their 19-year-old son to death. and this happened in church. but that's not all. abc news reporter has more on other accusations. >> a disturbing case inside this secret central new york church where police say a teen was beaten to death with by his own parents. the teen pronounced dead, the s.w.a.t. team then surrounded the word

. >> reporter: the case began with this altercation between two milwaukee police officers and this suspect ended violently with each policeman shot in the face, leaving them scarred physically and mentally. >> it felt like i didn't deserve to live anymore. i actually considered committing suicide. >> reporter: the officers deciding to sue the gun store where the weapon was illegally purchased. julius burton, the suspect who shot the policemen, was too young to buy the gun at the time. so he paid this man, seen here on surveillance tape, to legally buy it for him. it's called a straw purchase scam. according to the lawsuit, the gun store approved the sale despite a number of irregularities including that the man filling out the form first noted the gun was not even for him. the officers in milwaukee, authorities claim badger guns was a rogue store, that between 2006 and 2009 more than 1,800 guns from that dealer were used in crimes. but gun store officials say they never intentionally sold to criminals. >> the last thing we want to do is put a gun in somebody's hands that has -- that's goin

. >>> two milwaukee police officers injured by a man with a gun that was purchased illegally. the unprecedented case, and the jury's decision, next. >>> and new life in surveillance of muslims after 9/11. aljazeera goes one-on-one with a u.s. army veteran. >> somebody is going to commit a crime. >> that was testimony from a gun shop employee in a case that ended in a landmark decision. a wisconsin jury ordered a milwaukee area dealer to pay $6 million to a pair of police officers. the jury found that badger sold firearms to a straw buyer. he was too young to buy a gun at the time. and a month later, he used the gun to shoot the officers. the gun store has been found liable for injuries caused by the weapon. in los angeles, good to see you, and this it feels like a big deal jury decision to me, and what do you think? >> reporter: it absolutely is, tony. we have not seen a case of this nature go to a jury, and the jury come back with a verdict against a gun shop owner, saying that the federal law that prohibits liability on the part of gun shop owners has liability. and that can

`jurors found a store neglect `generally for selling a gun used `to shoot two milwaukee police `officers. `abc's marci gonzalez explains `the jury's reasoning. `reporter: a landmark lawsuit. `a gun store found liable in the `shooting of these two police `officers that left them `physically and emotionally `scarred. ``>> felt like i didn't deserve to `live any more, actually `considered committing suicide. `reporter: officers norberg and `kunis shot in the face following `this 2009 altercation with a `suspect julius burton, he was `18, too young to buy a gun at `the time. `and in video shows another man `illegally purchasing the pistol `for him in milwaukee. `even admitting on the form that `the gun was for someone else. `the officer sued the gun store, `claiming it repeatedly looked `the other way and sold weapons `to criminals. `milwaukee authorities say that `between 2006 and 2009, more than `1800 firearms from badger guns `gun store officials argued on `the stand that was never their `intention. ``>> last thing we want to do is `put a gun in somebody's hands `that has, that's going to

. >>> a wisconsin gun store liable in the shooting of two milwaukee police officers. his week a jury found store management guilty of selling a gun to a person prohibited from buying firearms. surveillance video caught the transaction. two police officers were shot with a gun shortly after it was bought from that store in 2009. sales clerk testified he was never trained in federal regulations of selling a firearm. >>> defense attorneys are downplaying murder solicitation charges against chinatown figure raymond "shrimp boy" chow. according to federal prosecutors chow sought to have alan lung killed. he was the former leader of chow's organization an allegation chow denies including in a kpix 5 interview. >> you know who killed alan lung? >> no. i have hurt people a lot but those people i believe they deserve it. >> lung was killed in 2006. prosecutors also tied chow to another murder in 2013. his attorneys say they are not concerned about the new charges. >> we have looked at the disclosures from the government in this case the best news we could get because the eviden

in wisconsin, a jury has ordered a gun shop to pay nearly $5 million to two milwaukee police officers who were shot and wounded by a gun purchased at the shop. the jury found the store negligent for ignoring signs the purchaser was a so-called straw buyer, who was buying the gun for an 18-year-old who was too young to legally buy it himself. the teenager used the gun to shoot the two officers a month later. the case was closely watched by gun control advocates who say stores should be accountable for violence carried out with their guns. meanwhile, both wisconsin and michigan are considering new bills to expand access to guns on campus, less than two weeks when a gunman killed nine on the college campus in oregon. the american civil liberties union has filed a federal lawsuit against the architects of the cia torture program, accusing psychologists james mitchell and bruce jessen of war crimes. mitchell and jessen reaped more than for designing torture $80 million techniques used by the cia. the lawsuit was filed on behalf of two torture survivors and the family of a third man, gul ra