L.A. sues Nevada firm over online sales of 'ghost gun' kits
Source: Daily Breeze
By CITY NEWS SERVICE | news@socalnews.com |
PUBLISHED: February 17, 2021 at 11:21 p.m. | UPDATED: February 18, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Nevada-based Polymer80 for allegedly violating federal and California law by selling “ghost gun” kits online.
“Untraceable ghost guns are the emerging weapon of choice for criminals, here in L.A. and around the country. We’re fighting to stem this tide at a time when gun violence is devastating neighborhoods in our city,” Feuer said. “Nobody who could buy a serialized gun and pass a background check would ever need a ghost gun. Yet we allege Polymer80 has made it easy for anyone, including felons, to buy and build weapons that pose a major public safety threat.”
Of the 1,500 ghost guns that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives entered into its national database in 2019, more than 86% were made from Polymer80 components. The company shipped about 9,400 items to customers in California between January 2019 and October 2020, according to Feuer.
He also said the ATF previously stated that of the 10,000 ghost guns recovered by law enforcement in the U.S. in 2019, approximately 2,700 were recovered in California.
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