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Teens Buying Ghost Guns Online, with Deadly Consequences 07.13.23Springfield, VA (WaPo) – The families of the two teens, with the help of the anti-gun-violence group Everytown for Gun Safety, are now suing the distributor of the parts Burkard used to make his ghost gun, 80P Builder of Florida,… Continue
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McFeely: Judge rules gun death lawsuit against Scheels can go forward
(Inforum) — Hennepin County (Minn.) District Court Judge Karen A. Janisch this week ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit against the Fargo-based sporting goods giant…
In Major Victory for Survivors of Highland Park Mass Shooting, Judge Allows Majority of Claims in Civil Case Against Smith & Wesson and Firearm Retailers to Proceed
Romanucci & Blandin LLC and Everytown Law Represent 48 Survivors of Highland Park Mass Shooting HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – The survivors and loved ones of…
MAJOR VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Supreme Court Upholds Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule in Bondi v. VanDerStok, Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – In a life-saving decision, the United States Supreme Court today upheld the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule regulating…
In Victory for Gun Safety, En Banc Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds California’s Law Prohibiting Large-Capacity Magazines Constitutional; Everytown Law Responds
Decision Continues the Unanimous Trend of Federal Appeals Courts Ruling Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibitions Constitutional CALIFORNIA – In a life-saving decision, the en banc United States…
In Major Victory for Gun Safety, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals En Banc Deems Florida’s Post-Parkland Restriction on Firearm Sales to Individuals Under 21 Constitutional; Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – In yet another blow to the NRA’s attempts to overturn common sense gun laws, the United States Court of Appeals for the…
Illinois Appellate Court Reinstates Lawsuit Brought by the City of Chicago Against Westforth Sports, Citing Evidence The Store Was “Operating as a Pipeline For Illegal Weapons into Chicago”
Opinion Sets Important Precedent As First Appellate Court Decision to Confirm that Cities Targeted by Out-of-State Dealers Selling to Straw Purchasers Can Sue the Bad…
Baltimore, Maryland sue firearms titan Glock for alleged role in city’s gun crimes
Baltimore, Maryland (The Baltimore Sun) — Baltimore officials have filed a lawsuit against firearms manufacturer Glock, demanding that the Austrian-owned company do more to prevent its…
Baltimore sues Glock over handguns that can easily be converted to automatic weapons
Baltimore, Maryland (AP) — Baltimore is suing gunmaker Glock over design features that allow its handguns to be easily modified to become fully automatic weapons,…
Maryland leaders sue gun manufacturer Glock alleging company contributed to gun violence crisis
Baltimore, Maryland (CBS News) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott filed a lawsuit against major gun manufacturer Glock, alleging that…
Baltimore and Maryland sue Glock, Inc over modifications that make pistols fire like machine guns
Baltimore, Maryland (NPR) — Baltimore City and the state of Maryland are suing Glock, Inc in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore…
Md., Baltimore sue Glock over device enabling machine gun fire
Baltimore, Maryland (Washington Post) — In an attempt to keep fully automatic guns off the streets, Baltimore and Maryland authorities on Wednesday sued Glock, the…
City of Baltimore, State of Maryland File Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable for Manufacturing and Selling Pistols That Are Easily Turned Into Illegal Machine Guns Using ‘Glock Switches’
Fully Automatic Modified Glocks Increasingly Turning Up at Crime Scenes in Baltimore and Throughout State, Disproportionately Impacting Youth and Harming Marylanders BALTIMORE, MD. – Baltimore…
In Reckless and Unfounded Decision, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Deems Federal Restriction on Handgun Sales to Individuals Under 21 Unconstitutional; Everytown Law Responds
Ruling Comes Just Months After SCOTUS Reversed Fifth Circuit’s Extreme Rahimi Decision, Which Had Held Unconstitutional Longstanding Law Prohibiting Domestic Abusers from Possessing Guns NEW…
Everytown Law Files Appellate Brief in Buffalo Mass Shooting Case, Claims YouTube and Reddit Are Not Entitled to Immunity or Constitutional Protection for Product Features that Feed Addiction and Violence
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, along with Tycko & Zavareei and Bonner & Bonner, on Tuesday filed an appellate brief in their cases seeking to…
Everytown Applauds Minnesota, New Jersey Attorneys General for Joining the Fight to Hold Glock Accountable for the Proliferation of Illegal Machine Guns
Newest Lawsuits Filed Against Glock Come as 16 Attorneys General Launch Multistate Coalition to Hold Irresponsible Firearms Industry Actors Accountable for Their Role in Our…
As Law Enforcement Confirm Ghost Gun Used in UnitedHealthcare CEO Assassination, Here’s What You Need to Know About the Weapon of Choice for Criminals
NEW YORK – NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny today confirmed the weapon used to assassinate UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was a ghost gun…
Everytown Law Announces Settlement in Case Connected to 2021 Fatal Shooting of Virginia Teenagers by Classmate with a Ghost Gun
Fairfax, VA – Weiner, Spivey & Miller, PLC and Everytown Law today announced a favorable outcome in a lawsuit brought on behalf of the…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Washington D.C.’s Life-Saving Law Restricting Large-Capacity Magazines
WASHINGTON D.C. – Everytown Law, the nation’s largest and most experienced team of gun violence prevention litigators, applauds yesterday’s decision from the U.S. Court…
Everytown Law Marks 20th Lawsuit Filed to Hold Gun Industry Bad Actors Accountable by Publishing First-of-Its-Kind How-to Manual for Those Seeking to Follow Suit
NEW YORK – Everytown Law today published a first-of-its-kind legal guide on firearms accountability litigation, focused on an industry that for too long has…
Announcing the Winners of the Second Annual Everytown Law Fund Law Student Writing Competition!
The Everytown Law Fund is pleased to announce the three winners of its second annual law school student writing competition! The competition asked law students…
Nation’s Leading Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Issue Statements in Response to Oral Argument in Garland v. VanDerStok
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, a critical case that challenges a reckless decision…
United States Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Maryland Ordinance Requiring Gun Stores to Provide Life-Saving Information on Gun Safety and Suicide Prevention; Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – On behalf of its client Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Everytown Law applauds the United States Supreme Court for declining to hear a…
As the Supreme Court Prepares to Hear Oral Arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok, Nation’s Leading Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Urge High Court to Reverse Fifth Circuit’s Extreme Decision, Protect ATF’s Life-Saving Ghost Gun Rule
NEW YORK – One week from today, on October 8th, 2024, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Garland v. VanDerStok,…
Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against Scheels
Eden Prairie, MN (KARE11) – A new lawsuit filed Monday alleges Scheels could have prevented the death of a 19-year-old in 2022. Jordan Markie’s mother,…
Minnesota-based Scheels sued over man’s suicide by gun
Minneapolis, MN (CN) – The mother of a man who killed himself inside a Minnesota sporting goods store claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that…
Everytown Law, Arnold & Porter, Fuller Wallner Announce Lawsuit Against Major Sporting Goods Chain for Providing Handgun to Underage Teenager, Resulting in His Death by Suicide
Suicide by Firearm is a Leading Cause of Death in the United States, Especially for Teenagers; Yet, Without Taking Any Safeguards, Scheels Handed an Operational…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Ninth Circuit Upholds Key Components of California, Hawai‘i Post-Bruen Sensitive Places Laws
SAN FRANCISCO — In a victory for gun safety, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today broadly upholding key aspects of California and…
ATTORNEY GENERAL SCHWALB SUES THREE MARYLAND GUN STORES FOR FACILITATING ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING INTO DISTRICT
Joined by Maryland AG Brown and Everytown Law, Complaint Accuses Firearms Dealers of Illegally Selling Dozens of Weapons to Straw Purchaser WASHINGTON, DC – District…
Polymer80, Nation’s Largest Producer of Ghost Guns Recovered at Crime Scenes, Has Shuttered; Everytown Responds
Everytown Has Led the Effort to Shine a Light on the Dangerous Ghost Gun Industry Via Legal, Regulatory and Grassroots Accountability Efforts NEW YORK –…
Eighth Circuit Rules Missouri’s Dangerous ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’ Violates the Constitution; Everytown Law, Brady, GIFFORDS, March For Our Lives Respond
MISSOURI – In a victory for gun safety, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today affirmed a lower court decision…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: Federal Court Upholds Fairfax County’s Common-Sense Gun Safety Law Prohibiting Guns in Parks and at County-Permitted Events
Fairfax County, VA – In a major victory for gun safety in the courts, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Eighth Circuit Upholds Federal Court Decision Striking Down Missouri’s Dangerous ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’
MISSOURI – In a major win for gun safety and a significant setback for the “constitutional sheriffs” movement and gun lobby agenda to undermine federal…
In Extreme and Reckless Decision, United States District Court for the District of Kansas Dismisses Machine Gun Possession Charges; Everytown Law Responds
KANSAS – United States District Court for the District of Kansas Judge John W. Broomes, a President Trump-appointee, recklessly dismissed machine gun possession charges…
Columbus, Dayton Settle Lawsuit Against the State of Ohio as Officials Agree on Framework to Fix State’s Broken Criminal Background Check System
Cities sued the State in 2020 and have been working on sweeping changes to modernize the system to close loopholes and improve public safety COLUMBUS,…
Lake County Judge Declines to Dismiss City of Gary’s Long-Pending Gun Industry Accountability Lawsuit; Everytown Law Responds
This week, Indiana Superior Court Judge John M. Sedia declined to dismiss a long-standing lawsuit filed by the City of Gary against members of the…
In Life-Saving Ruling, Fourth Circuit Judges Uphold Maryland’s Assault Weapons Ban; Everytown Law Responds
MARYLAND – In a life-saving majority decision, the en banc Fourth Circuit today ruled to uphold Maryland’s ban on assault weapons, in a 10-5 vote.
Chicago expands historic lawsuit against Glock to go after parent company, local retailers
Chicago, IL (FOX 32) — The City of Chicago expanded its “first-of-its-kind” lawsuit against Glock to include the gun manufacturer’s parent company and two Chicago-area gun retailers. The lawsuit, filed…
Chicago Expands Glock Lawsuit, Seeks to Hold Glock’s Parent Company and Local Gun Dealers Accountable for Their Role in Endangering the City Through the Sale and Marketing of Easily Modified Glocks
Chicago moves forward with lawsuit, announces expansion to hold Glock accountable formanufacturing and selling pistols that can easily be turned into machine guns using ‘Glock…
MAJOR VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: United States Supreme Court Reverses Fifth Circuit’s Extreme Rahimi Decision, Everytown Responds
NEW YORK – Today, in a life-saving decision in United States v. Rahimi, the United States Supreme Court reversed an extreme and deadly…
ATF Rule Curbing Unlicensed Gun Dealing Takes Effect in 49 of 50 States, Single Federal Judge Issues Flawed and Dangerous Decision Halting Rule in Texas
Texas Judge Partially and Temporarily Restrains“Engaged in the Business Rule,” Which Clarifies that Private Commercial Gun Sellers Must Conduct Background Checks as Intended by Congress…
District Court Rejects Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s Attempt to Move Civil Lawsuits on Behalf of Survivors of King Soopers Mass Shooting
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Ruled in Favor of Plaintiff to Send the Lawsuits Back to State Court CONNECTICUT –The United…
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Garland v. VanDerStok, Everytown for Gun Safety and Everytown Law Respond
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Garland v. VanDerStok, which centers on a reckless decision from the Fifth Circuit…
Victory for Gun Safety in the Courts: Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Life-Saving Ghost Gun Ban, Ruling it Constitutional
Everytown Law, the nation’s largest and most experienced team of gun violence prevention litigators, and the Nevada chapter of Moms Demand Action, part of…
Federal Appellate Court Rejects Smith & Wesson’s “Unjustified” Attempt to Move Civil Lawsuits on Behalf of Victims of Highland Park Mass Shooting into Federal Court
Less than a week after oral argument, the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of plaintiffs to send the lawsuits back to state court HIGHLAND PARK,…
One Year Since the Mass Shooting at Old National Bank in Louisville, Co-Counsel Representing Survivors, Families of Those Lost or Impacted Release Statement
LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, the Thomas Law Offices, Everytown Law and Romanucci & Blandin, who together represent survivors as well as families who lost loved…
Everytown Law Announces Important Victory in City of Philadelphia Lawsuit Against Gun Shops That Facilitate Illegal Straw Purchasing of Firearms
Lawsuit alleging that several firearms vendors have engaged in illegal straw purchasing transactions which have supplied Philadelphia’s crime gun market and perpetuated gun violence across…
Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed in Connection to Tops Mass Shooting
Buffalo, NY (2WGRZ) – There’s new information about a lawsuit filed by some of the family members of the Tops shooting victims.
Lawsuit from Buffalo Shooting Survivors Against Reddit, YouTube to Move Forward
Buffalo, NY (ABC News) – A judge has allowed the lawsuit against YouTube and Reddit related to the 2022 deadly Tops supermarket…