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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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City sues ‘ghost gun’ maker Polymer80; LAPD says more than 700 seized weapons are tied to its parts
When two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were wounded by a gunman near the Compton Metro station last year, it was...
LA Sues Nevada-Based Polymer80 Over Hundreds Of ‘Ghost Gun’ Kits Sold To Californians
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The city of Los Angeles is suing Polymer80, believed to be one of the largest sellers of “ghost gun” kits...
Editorial: We need to tighten up regulations on deadly ‘ghost guns’
For several years now, some gun makers have been exploiting a loophole in federal regulations to evade a range of gun control measures by...
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, Everytown Law Target Ghost Guns
File Suit Against Alleged Major Manufacturer of Ghost Gun Kits and Components that Endanger Public Safety Everytown Law: Suit Shows ‘What Cities are…
Gun safety group lawsuit against ATF seeks to revoke license of Henderson gun manufacturer
A federal agency is being sued for granting a new firearms license to a Henderson gun manufacturer that is alleged to have illegally sold guns…
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, Dayton Sue AG’s Office Over Gun Background Check System
The cities of Columbus and Dayton, along with the national gun control group Everytown and Ohio resident Meghan Volk are suing...
Columbus, Dayton allege ‘dangerous failure’ in state gun background check system
Two of Ohio’s largest cities have accused the state government of a “continuing and dangerous failure” to report criminal convictions to the federal...
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...
Ohio Attorney General responds to gun background check lawsuit filed by Columbus & Dayton
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office firing back at the City of Columbus and City of Dayton after the two cities filed in…
Ohio Cities Sue Over ‘Dangerous’ Holes in Gun Background Checks
Following a summer of record gun violence, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio on Monday sued the state, alleging its attorney general failed to update the databases…
Ohio cities announce lawsuit against state to curb gun violence
(The Center Square) – Two of Ohio’s largest cities announced a lawsuit against the Ohio Attorney General’s office, claiming the state fails to...
Ohio Attorney General responds to gun background check lawsuit filed by Columbus & Dayton
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office firing back at the City of Columbus and City of Dayton after the two cities filed in…
Dayton, Columbus announce lawsuit to reduce gun violence
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — City officials with Dayton and Columbus have announced a lawsuit against the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, over what they say is a failure…
Columbus And Dayton Sue Ohio Attorney General To Fix Gun Background Checks
The cities of Columbus and Dayton are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office over what they call a failure to update the criminal background...
Columbus, Dayton Sue Ohio AG Over ‘Broken’ Background Check System
Handguns are displayed at a trade show in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two of Ohio’s largest cities claim in a…
Columbus, Dayton sue AG Dave Yost to improve Ohio’s background-check database
City attorneys for Columbus and Dayton have asked a Franklin County court to order Attorney General Dave Yost’s office to fix “large, dangerous...
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…