- A Uvalde teacher who survived the mass shooting wants to take gunmaker Daniel Defense to court.
- The Georgia company built the rifle used by the gunman who killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School.
- According to NPR, the teacher wants information about its marketing, sales, lobbying, and profits.
A Uvalde teacher who survived last week's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school is looking to take the manufacturer of the gun used in the killings to court, according to multiple reports.
Special education teacher Emilia Marin filed a petition on Thursday to depose Daniel Defense, the Georgia-based gunmaker that made the rifle used by the gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School on May 24.
Though it's not a lawsuit, the filing seeks to figure out if Daniel Defense can face legal action for its marketing, NPR reported. In the court documents, Marin reportedly requested that the company provide information about its marketing, sales, lobbying, and profits.
Marin's lawyer, Don Flanary, did not respond to requests for comment from Insider.
Daniel Defense could not be immediately reached for comment by Insider. After the mass shooting, Daniel Defense said it would cooperate with local, state, and federal authorities in their investigations. It also pulled out of last weekend's NRA conference — which was slated just under 300 miles from Uvalde in Houston.
Marin is the same teacher that Texas authorities originally falsely said had propped open the door used by the gunman to enter the school before he barricaded himself in a classroom.
Flanary later said that the teacher did prop open the door, but closed it when she saw the gunman — refuting the claims made by officials. Law enforcement later corrected their narrative and said that the door was closed but didn't lock automatically.
In a recent interview with CNN, Flanary confirmed she was the teacher, as her name had not been reported yet.
"She thought he was going to come in and kill her and she made peace with that," Flanary told CNN, adding that Marin had a grandson at the school who survived.
"She felt alone like she couldn't even grieve," he said. "She second-guessed herself, like 'did I not do that?'"
The changing allegation is the latest shift in authorities' story about what happened during the deadly shooting and how police responded. Local law enforcement, including the police chief running the response, have faced intense backlash after police confirmed that officers were inside the school during the shooting but were ordered not to confront the gunman.