The debate over guns usually brings to mind the Second Amendment and legislators passing laws about background checks and keeping guns out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list or with mental health problems.

An event last week at the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted highlighted the role of tort law in addressing the shooting of unarmed people. Speakers included Connecticut U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal and plaintiffs attorney Joshua Koskoff.