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Everytown Law Responds After Supreme Court Denies All Pending Requests to Hear Challenges to Gun Safety Laws 06.15.20NEW YORK — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied 10 petitions asking the court to review Second Amendment challenges to city and state gun… Continue
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ATF Sued by State of Illinois, City of Kansas City, Everytown Law over Firearms License Granted to Manufacturer Tied to Gun Trafficking
After Jimenez Arms Declared Bankruptcy Amid Lawsuits Alleging it Repeatedly Broke Federal Firearms Law, ATF Granted Firearms License to Its Owner for A Company Under…
Attorney General Raoul Partners With Everytown For Gun Safety And K.C. To File Lawsuit Against ATF
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that his office, along with Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and Kansas City, Mo., has filed a…
KCMO files lawsuit against ATF to revoke gun manufacturer’s license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, in conjunction with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Everytown for Gun…
Kansas City sues ATF, alleging lack of oversight in licensing firearms dealer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — City leaders have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Read the…
Kansas City and Everytown for Gun Safety are suing the ATF
Kansas City—in conjunction with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Director of Affirmative Litigation for Everytown Law Alla Lefkowitz—has filed a lawsuit to force federal…
Kansas City, Illinois sue ATF over arms manufacturer license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City and the state of Illinois filed a lawsuit Friday against a federal agency that awarded a license to an…
Kansas City part of new lawsuit against the ATF over firearms license
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The city of Kansas City, Missouri is joining with the state of Illinois and the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund…
Credit card companies need to help stop the spread of untraceable ‘ghost guns’
We've made undeniable progress when it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them.
Attorneys general in D.C., Md. and Va. support lawsuit demanding ATF regulate ‘ghost guns’
The attorneys general of D.C., Maryland and Virginia are supporting a federal lawsuit seeking to have the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
New York City Joins in Amicus Brief Urging Federal Regulation of ‘Ghost Guns’
Eleven cities, including New York City, filed an amicus brief in the Southern District of New York this week to emphasize “the urgent need to regulate”...
Ghost Guns: Federal Raid Could Be Harbinger Of A Crackdown On Makers Of Untraceable Firearms
President-elect Joseph Biden is targeting untraceable firearms in his gun control plan, and a federal raid on a ghost gun company could be a shot across...
New City Data Shows Rapidly Escalating Ghost Guns Crisis – 11 Cities File Amicus Brief Supporting Everytown Suit Seeking ATF Action
ATF Estimated Last Week That 10,000 Ghost Guns Were Recovered in the U.S. in 2019 Also Last Week, ATF Raided Ghost…
Breaking: ATF Reportedly Raids Ghost Gun Manufacturer Previously Named in Everytown Lawsuit as the Leading Seller of Illegal Gun Kits
Demand has Surged for Ghost Guns—Unregulated, Untraceable Do-it-Yourself Firearms Not Subject to Background Checks Ghost Guns are a Rapidly…
Civil lawsuit stemming from Santa Fe school shooting moved to state court
Multiple civil lawsuits against an online ammunition marketplace and the parents of the accused Santa Fe High School gunman has been remanded from...
Lawsuit challenging parking lot gun bill can move forward
A federal judge said Wednesday a lawsuit brought by an organization representing domestic violence victims challenging a 2018 law prohibiting...
Survivors Represented by Everytown Awarded $4M in Damages in Wrongful Death Suit Over Son’s Shooting Death in Kansas City
Everytown Law: ‘Holding Bad Actors Accountable for their Dangerous Behavior is a Crucial Part of Preventing Future Shootings’KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Missouri court on…
Parents of 2016 shooting victim awarded $4 million in wrongful death lawsuit
The parents of a Kansas City man who was killed in a 2016 shooting were awarded $4 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against a former...
Dayton part of lawsuit alleging BCI gun background check system is ‘broken’
Dayton and Columbus have filed a first-of-its kind lawsuit claiming the state has failed its duty to ensure the background system used for gun sales…
Columbus and Dayton File First-of-its-Kind Suit Against Ohio Attorney General’s Office Over Failure to Ensure Criminal Convictions Are Entered Into Background Check Databases
AG’S Failure Means Thousands of People Prohibited from Purchasing Firearms Can Still Pass Background Checks COLUMBUS, Ohio – The cities of Columbus and Dayton announced today…
Columbus, Dayton sue to force fix of gun background checks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Incomplete reporting by counties of people with criminal backgrounds who are prohibited from owning guns is putting public safety at risk,…
Columbus, Dayton sue Ohio Attorney General’s office over spotty background check updates
Columbus and Dayton are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office over what they say is a failure to update the criminal background check system...
Madison Parents Urge Ohio Supreme Court to Uphold Ruling That Arming School Teachers With Only 24 Hours of Training Is Illegal Under State Law
Hundreds of Ohio Teachers, as well as Teachers’ Unions, Safety and Education Experts, Law Enforcement and Cities of Columbus and Cincinnati Also Filed…
Houston church, coffee shops challenge state’s ‘no-guns-allowed’ signs
A Houston church and two area businesses are challenging a state law that requires private businesses to display signs declaring that they do not...
Houston Church and Business – Represented by Everytown Law and Jones Day – Challenge Texas Law Intended to Punish Business Owners That Want to Keep Guns off Their Property
Current Law – Designed to be Punitive – Requires Houses of Worship and Businesses Wanting to Prohibit Firearms to Post Oversized, Visually Unappealing Signs…
Cities, With Support From Everytown, Sue to Compel Trump Administration to Address Growing Threat From ‘Ghost Guns’
Lawsuit Alleges that ATF’s Dangerous and Erroneous Interpretation Of Critical Gun Safety Law Allows Explosive Growth of Unregulated Firearms that are Increasingly Being used to…
Everytown Law: ATF Should Revoke Firearms License Granted to Successor of Gun Manufacturer Tied to Trafficking
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Has Also Bid in Jimenez Arms LLC’s Bankruptcy Auction To Keep The Inventory of Cheap, Dangerous Firearms From Ending…
$300,000 Seed Grant Announced for ‘Sabika for Peace Foundation,’ Honoring 16-Year-Old Pakistani Exchange Student Killed in the Mass Shooting at Santa Fe High School
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and the American Councils for International Education (“ACIE”), along with its partner organizations, the American Institute…
Parents of slain Santa Fe exchange student Sabika Sheikh start Pakistan foundation in her name
More than two years after the Santa Fe High School shooting, the family of a Pakistani exchange student killed during the massacre...
Father of School Shooting Victim Takes On Smith & Wesson
The father of a mass shooting victim and two gun safety groups petitioned the federal government on Sunday to stop the firearms manufacturer...
Everytown Support Fund, Moms Demand Action Respond After Supreme Court Ruling In Suit Over Now-repealed New York City Gun Rule
NEW YORK — Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (“Everytown”) and Moms Demand Action, the grassroots volunteer network of Everytown for Gun Safety, today…
Court orders Madison Schools to stop arming staff without increased training
A judge has ruled that armed staff members at Madison Schools must have police levels of training, which is 700-plus hours, not the 26 hours...
New Everytown Law Analysis: The Second Amendment Does Not Require Officials to Give Gun Stores Special Treatment During Coronavirus Closures
NEW YORK — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today released a legal memorandum debunking gun lobby…
17-Year-Old Who Carried Out Mass Shooting at Santa Fe High School Illegally Bought Ammunition on Website That Never Verified His Age, Lawsuit Alleges
SANTA FE, Texas — The 17-year-old shooter who killed 10 people and wounded 13 others at Santa Fe High School in 2018 bought more than…
Ohio Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to “Using Guns While Drunk” Law
The Ohio Supreme Court will test the old adage that guns and alcohol don’t mix. The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments this week...
Dealer Who Sold Weapon Used in Killing to Stop Selling Guns
A firearms dealer who sold a weapon used in deadly Kansas City shooting has agreed to stop selling guns as part of a settlement with the parents...
Gun dealer must shut down in lawsuit settlement with parents of Kansas City homicide victim
A settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Kansas City man killed in a 2016 shooting will require the gun dealer...
Everytown Law Announces Settlement with Gun Dealer That Sold Gun Used in Kansas City Murder
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, announced today that a Jackson County judge has…
Judge Rules Kansas City Couple’s Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Can Move Forward
Suit Alleges the Company’s Actions Contributed to Illegal Distribution of Firearms KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety…
Litigation Daily on Everytown Law’s ‘Formidable In-House Team’
On Monday, Litigation Daily published a profile of Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, noting that…
Daily Dicta: With a Growing Team of Big Law Alums, Everytown Law Takes Aim at the Firearms Industry
Over the past three years, the gun safety advocacy group Everytown Law has been building a formidable in-house team, growing from one lawyer to...
Are The Courts Open To More Lawsuits Against Gunmakers?
Kansas City Will Soon Find Out. While some cities such as Los Angeles and New York have seen a long downward trend in gun violence, others remain...
Everytown Law Applauds Court Ruling Dismissing Lawsuit Challenging Albuquerque’s Enforcement Of State Law Prohibitions On Firearms In Community And Health Centers
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today applauded a Bernalillo County District Court Judge’s decision…
Everytown Law Applauds Court Ruling Dismissing Lawsuit Challenging Albuquerque’s Enforcement Of State Law Prohibitions On Firearms In Community And Health Centers
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, today applauded a Bernalillo County District Court Judge’s decision…
Everytown Law and Kansas City’s Lawsuit Over Weapons Trafficking
Mayor Lucas announces lawsuit seeking accountability for gun trafficking in Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri, is going to court to combat...
Everytown Law Represents Kansas City, Missouri In Suit Against Gun Manufacturer, Dealers And Alleged Traffickers For Contributing To Local Gun Violence
Kansas City is the First in the U.S. to File a Lawsuit Against the Gun Industry in More than 10 Years KANSAS CITY, Mo. –…
Dangerous consequences possible for Second Amendment sanctuaries
The law enforcement officials in Nevada and elsewhere who are embracing the concept of Second Amendment sanctuaries claim to be...
US Supreme Court weighs into gun control debate
Activists on both sides of the gun control debate are nervously awaiting the first US Supreme Court decision on a firearms case in a decade.
‘Ghost guns’ need to be brought out of the shadows
California has some of the nation’s most stringent gun restrictions, including a law requiring people who build their own firearms from parts to apply for...