City of Buffalo announces 'first of its kind' lawsuit against gun manufacturers

The city of Buffalo, New York, has filed a "first of its kind" lawsuit targeting firearms manufacturers, blaming the industry for rising gun violence despite New York's strict gun control regime.
 

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown on Tuesday announced the wide-ranging lawsuit would be filed against "manufacturers, distributors, and other local gun shops." Major manufacturers, including Beretta, Smith & Wesson, Bushmaster, Glock and Remington, are named as defendants in the suit, as well as ghost gun retailers Polymer 80 and Arm or Ally. 

"Members of our community have suffered too much and for too long from gun violence. We must do everything we can to decrease gun violence. Enabling the possession of illegal guns destroys lives and deeply effects our neighborhoods, especially in Black and Brown communities," said Brown.