"After a lone gunman entered a gay nightclub in Orlando and massacred 49 people over the course of several hours this past weekend, lawyers and Big Law firms are taking a look at gun control laws and figuring out how they can get involved.

Late on Sunday evening, Paul Weiss chair Brad S. Karp drafted and sent an email to the firm’s employees about the tragedy.

“Today’s events, like so many prior horrific incidents, also call into question our nation’s gun laws,” Karp wrote in the email, which was obtained by Big Law Business from a source who requested anonymity. “Many of you have approached me in recent weeks and suggested we exercise our pro bono muscle and consider litigation promoting sensible gun control..."

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