The Virginia Citizens Defense League is taking aim at Katie Couric in a court of law.
The VCDL slapped Couric with a $12 million lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming that members of the group were defamed by editing in the documentary “Under the Gun” that made it apppear they were stumped on the issue of background checks for gun purchases.
The defamation suit, which also names Epix, filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and Atlas Films, seeks a bundle in damages — $12 million in compensatory damages, and $350,000 in punitive damages from each defendant.
“The film contains false footage purporting to show members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League sitting silently, stumped, and avoiding eye contact for nearly nine seconds after Couric asked, “if there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?”‘ read the suit, filed in federal court in Virginia.