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ThechurchwhereamassshootingoccurredisseeninSutherlandSprings,Texas,theUnitedStates,Nov.12,2017.(Xinhua/LiuLiwei)

NEWYORK,April8(Xinhua)--FamiliesofgunviolencevictimsintheUnitedStatescan"tgettheguncontrolthey"vebeenfightingfor,buttheyarewinningincourt,majornewsportalAXIOShasreported.

Victimsofthe2017SutherlandSprings,TexasshootingsettledwiththeDepartmentofJusticefor144.5millionU.S.dollarsonWednesday."That"sthelatestmultimillion-dollarsettlementawardedtofamiliesasmassshootingsareanincreasinglyprevalentpartoflifeintheU.S.,"saidthereport.

LeadattorneyKristinaInfanteforvictims"familiesofarecentmajormassshooting,explainedthattheideaofcompensatoryjusticeistocompensatethosewhohavesufferedharmduetonegligence.

"Insomesense,thisisanimpossibletaskbecausenoamountofcompensationcangivethesefamiliesthelivestheywouldhavehadiftragedyhadnotoccurred,"shesaid.

Meanwhile,theNashvilleschoolshootinglastweekreignitedthegridlockeddebatearoundafederalassaultweaponsban,asfamiliarlinesweredrawnbyDemocratsandRepublicans,accordingtothereport.

"Theback-and-forthhasn"tledtoreform,arealitythathasdominatedissuessurroundinggunviolenceintheU.S.foroveradecade,"itnoted.