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NYC, State of NY announce lawsuits against ghost gun retailers
Source: CNN
(CNN)Authorities in New York filed lawsuits against 10 companies selling parts for so-called ghost guns, in an effort to hold distributors accountable for the proliferation of mail-order components used to make untraceable guns that lead to shootings.
The lawsuits, invoking a newly enacted state "public nuisance" law, hit companies on multiple fronts, including one from the New York Attorney General Letitia James field against 10 distributors in state supreme court and another by the New York City Law Department against five of the same companies, filed in federal court in Manhattan.
The suit from the attorney general comes from an undercover investigation by state and city investigators, which determined tens of thousands of shipments to New York from addresses linked to the 10 business dating back to 2017, fueling what Mayor Adams said is "a city of mail-ordered murder."
As part of the investigation, undercover investigators "were able to purchase unfinished frames online from three distributors, who shipped them into New York without serial numbers or a background check," as required by law, the Attorney general's office said.
The lawsuits, invoking a newly enacted state "public nuisance" law, hit companies on multiple fronts, including one from the New York Attorney General Letitia James field against 10 distributors in state supreme court and another by the New York City Law Department against five of the same companies, filed in federal court in Manhattan.
The suit from the attorney general comes from an undercover investigation by state and city investigators, which determined tens of thousands of shipments to New York from addresses linked to the 10 business dating back to 2017, fueling what Mayor Adams said is "a city of mail-ordered murder."
As part of the investigation, undercover investigators "were able to purchase unfinished frames online from three distributors, who shipped them into New York without serial numbers or a background check," as required by law, the Attorney general's office said.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/us/ghost-gun-lawsuit-new-york-city/index.html
