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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…
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,…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chicago Suing Gunmaker Glock for Selling Easily Convertible Weapons
Chicago, IL (Independent) — The City of Chicago is suing gun manufacturer Glock after law enforcement found more than a thousand firearms which had been converted…
Chicago Sues Gunmaker Glock Over Conversions to Machine Guns
Chicago, IL (NBC 5) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine…
Everytown Law Announces Significant Victory in Civil Lawsuits Arising From Buffalo Mass Shooting as Judge Denies YouTube’s, Reddit’s Motions to Dismiss
After Historic Ruling, Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Social Media Defendants Accountable for Their Role in Radicalizing Mass Shooter Proceeds to Discovery NEW YORK…
City Sues Gunmaker Glock Alleging Design Flaw that Allows Pistols to be Converted to Automatic
Chicago, IL (Chicago Tribune) — The city of Chicago has sued Glock, one of the largest firearms manufacturers in the world, accusing the gunmaker…
Chicago Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable for Manufacturing and Selling Pistols That Can Easily Be Turned Into Machine Guns Using ‘Glock Switches’
Fully Automatic Modified Glocks Increasingly Turning Up at Crime Scenes in Chicago and Across the Country; Over 1,100 Modified Glocks Recovered by Chicago Police…
Chicago Sues Glock Over Switch that Converts Pistols to Machine Guns
Chicago, IL (Washington Post) — A small switch that can be bought for as little as $20 or even 3D printed at home can…
Michigan Teen Who Alleges His Underage Friend Shot Him with a Ghost Gun in 2021 Sues an Online Supplier
Michigan (CNN) – A 19-year-old Michigan man who alleges in a lawsuit his then-best friend shot him in the face in 2021 with a ghost gun is…
Michigan Shooting Survivor Files Lawsuit Against Company That Sells Ghost Guns
Detroit, MI (CBS Detroit) — All it took was a credit card and the internet for Guy Boyd’s life to change forever. Boyd’s…
Everytown Law, University of Michigan Law School, and Bloch & White Announce Lawsuit Against Online Ghost Gun Seller for Illegally and Dangerously Selling Gun Building Kit to 17-Year-Old Too Young to Possess a Pistol
Purchaser Also Named in Lawsuit for Accidentally and Negligently Shooting his Friend with the Weapon ANN ARBOR, MI – Today, Everytown Law, the…
Law School’s Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic Partners on Suit Against Online “Ghost Gun” Seller
The Law School’s Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic is working with the group Everytown for Gun Safety on a lawsuit filed against the seller of a…