Armlist Sued For Gun Sales, A Police Officer Almost Died

There is a lawsuit against the online gun market place as a police officer in Boston was shot with a gun bought here.

On Thursday, in Suffolk Superior Court, Kurt Stockinger – a police officer – accuses Armslist.com of trafficking illegal guns without any rules. The lawsuit PDF document explains how a woman in New Hampshire bought a lot of guns from the site which include a Glock. Later, she sold the Glock to Grant Headley, a felony criminal, who used the gun to shoot Stockinger’s leg back in 2016.

The lawsuit indicates that several online sites namely Amazon, Craiglist and eBay have banned firearms sales for a long time since there are problems assessing buyers’ qualifications.

Jonathan Lowy, a lawyer from Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a group advocating for controlling guns is representing Stockinger. Lowy claimed that the Stockinger who has been a veteran for nine years could be killed by a person that should be allowed to get a gun.

In his statement, Lowy said they are suing because several business prioritize their profit rather than people’s lives, as well as continuously try to undermine our laws preventing malicious criminals from harming the community with guns.

Kurt Stockinger and wife (left)

Armlist that advertised itself as “a gun show that never ends”, did not instantly make responses.

In its defense, Armlist argued that the federal Communications Decency Act protects sites that sell guns. This argument was agreed by courts until it was rejected earlier this year at a court in Wisconsin and restore the lawsuit against Armlist.

The company illustrates that in its terms of service, it does not investigate, qualify, or guarantee any party’s legal capacity to transact, as well as it will  not be involved in any transactions between sellers and buyers.