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Everytown Law and GIFFORDS Law Center Unveil First-of-its-Kind Gun Industry Accountability Litigation Tracker
New Joint Tool Tracks Over Ten Years of Civil Lawsuits Against Industry Bad Actors, Equipping Gun Violence Survivors, Litigators, Policymakers and More with the…
Ghost gun company ordered to pay $100M in the death of a Kentucky teen in historic verdict
Louisville, KY (AP) — A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who…
Ghost gun company ordered to pay $104M in Kentucky case, ‘largest in U.S. history’
Louisville, KY (WVXU) — Nearly three years after 18-year-old Henry Willis killed himself after buying a ghost gun online, a Louisville jury awarded his…
Kentucky Jury Orders Gun Kit Seller to Pay More Than $100 Million in Teen’s Death
Louisville, KY (New York Times) — A Kentucky jury ordered the manufacturer of a gun kit to pay about $104 million in damages after…
Jury Awards Largest Ever Verdict Against Gun Dealer to Family of Kentucky Teen in Lawsuit Against Online Ghost-Gun Seller Husky Armory
$104 Million Damages Award Sends Powerful Message to Ghost-Gun Industry After Sale of Ghost-Gun Kit to Underage Teenager, Resulting in His Death by Handgun…
Seventh Circuit Continues Unbroken Streak of Federal Appellate Courts Decisions Upholding Assault Weapon Bans, Just Days After Supreme Court Takes Up Issue
NEW YORK – In a decisive victory for public safety, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld Illinois’s assault weapon…
United States Supreme Court Grants Review in Assault Weapon Cases, Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – Today, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, which involve reckless gun…
In Setback for Public Safety, United States Supreme Court Overturns Hawai‘i’s ‘Default Rule’ for Firearm Carry on Private Property Open to Public
NEW YORK – The United States Supreme Court just issued a flawed decision in Wolford v. Lopez, siding with gun rights litigants to…
United States Supreme Court Grants Second Amendment Challenge in Drug Prohibitor Case; Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – The United States Supreme Court today invalidated a conviction under the long-standing federal law that prohibits individuals who are unlawful users…
United States Supreme Court Denies Cert in NSSF v. James, Everytown Law Responds
NEW YORK – The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari in National Shooting Sports Foundation v. James today, which involves a gun lobby challenge…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds New York Law Keeping Guns Out of Parks
NEW YORK – In a victory for gun safety, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today in Christian v. James,…
Online Ghost Gun Retailer JSD Supply Shutters Under Pressure from Lawsuits Alleging Illegal Firearm Sales; Everytown Law Responds
Survivors Turn Grief Into Power by Ensuring No Other Family Endures the Trauma of a Shooting with a Gun Sold by JSD Supply to…
City of Philadelphia Holds Gun Shops Accountable in Straw Purchasing Litigation Brought With Everytown Law
Delia’s Gun Shop Forced to File for Bankruptcy Days Before Trial; Operators of Remaining Two Defendants Agree to No Longer Sell Guns in Settlements…
Group’s report highlights how guns in the US get from legitimate stores to crime scenes
New York, NY (AP) — A shooting in Boston. A carjacking in Washington, D.C. A robbery in New York. All were carried out with…
In Major Victory for Public Safety, Baltimore & Maryland Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable For Sale and Proliferation of Pistols That Are Easily Converted Into Machine Guns Proceeds
Fully Automatic Modified Glocks Turning Up in Significant Numbers at Crime Scenes in Baltimore and Throughout State, Disproportionately Impacting Youth and Law Enforcement…
Everytown Law Announces Partial Settlements in Buffalo Mass Shooting Litigation
NEW YORK – Everytown Law, along with Bonner & Bonner and the Ryder Law Firm, today announced that the survivors of the racially motivated…
VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Maryland Law Keeping Guns Out of Parks, School Grounds, Bars and Other Sensitive Places
MARYLAND – In a victory for gun safety, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today broadly upholding Maryland’s law prohibiting…
In Major Victory for Survivors of King Soopers Mass Shooting, Lawsuits Seeking to Hold Ruger Accountable for Alleged Illegal Sale, Marketing of Short-Barreled Rifle to Shooter Proceed to Discovery
The 77-Page Ruling Marks Ruger’s Third Failed Attempt to Have the Cases Moved or Thrown Out CONNECTICUT – The survivors of the King…
Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Everytown Law Law Student Writing Competition!
Everytown Law is pleased to announce the two winners of its third annual law school student writing competition! The competition asked law students…
New Jersey Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Everytown Law Join AG Platkin in Urging Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold State’s Life-Saving Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazine Ban
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. v.
United States Supreme Court Issues Limited Grant of Certiorari in Wolford v. Lopez; Everytown Law Urges High Court to Protect Hawai‘i’s Common Sense Law Keeping Guns Out of Private Property Without Owners’ Consent
NEW YORK – The United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari on one issue in Wolford v. Lopez, which involves a reckless gun-lobby…
Glock must face city of Chicago lawsuit over ease of machine gun conversion
Chicago, IL (Reuters) – Glock must face a lawsuit filed by the city of Chicago over claims it knowingly sells pistols that can be…
What You Need to Know About the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Decision Upholding New York’s Open Carry Ban and Prohibitions on Guns in Time Square, Public Transit
NEW YORK – In a major victory for gun safety, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today rejecting challenges to…
In Major Victory for Public Safety, Chicago Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Glock Accountable For Sale and Marketing of Pistols That Are Easily Converted Into Machine Guns Proceeds to Discovery
From 2021 Through May 2024, over 1,300 Glocks Modified into Machine Guns Were Recovered by the Chicago Police Department CHICAGO – The City…