Nevada-based 'ghost gun' manufacturer Polymer80 settled a lawsuit with the city of Los Angeles for $5 million.
In 2020, over the course of numerous investigations, the Los Angeles Police Department recovered more than 700 “ghost guns” — weapons often having no serial numbers and built from components sold without background checks by Nevada-based company Polymer80, according to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office.
“This settlement holds Polymer80 and its founders accountable, keeps guns out of the hands of prohibited people, makes L.A. neighborhoods safer and will help law enforcement do their jobs,” City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto said Tuesday in a news release. “This is an important step toward preventing unnecessary deaths, especially as Congress repeatedly fails to take action.”Last year, Washington, D.C.
The lawsuit also alleged that Polymer80 misled customers in its advertising by stating that its products were legal to buy and possess because they were not complete firearms.
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