BUFFALO, N.Y. — The city of Buffalo announced Tuesday it has filed a 'first of its kind' lawsuit against the gun industry, seven months after a teenager killed 10 people and wounded three others at a Buffalo grocery store.
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesBUFFALO, N.Y. — The city of Buffalo announced Tuesday it has filed a"first of its kind" lawsuit against the gun industry, seven months after a teenager killed 10 people and wounded three others at a Buffalo grocery store.
City leaders concede that gun violence in Buffalo is getting worse despite efforts by the Buffalo Police Department to curb gun violence."As of March, 2021, the number of people shot in Buffalo over the first two months of the year jumped 140% compared to the same period [in 2020]," the city's statement reads.
Chambers said city officials have been following public nuisance laws in New York"and will be considering additional defendants and causes of action as we get into discovery." There was no immediate response to the lawsuit from the gun manufacturers and retailers named as defendants.
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