KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The government of Kansas City has filed a public nuisance lawsuit against multiple organizations involved in the firearms industry.
A news release from the city said that firearms, mostly handguns, were involved in 95 percent of homicides in 2019 in Kansas City.
“Today’s definitive action by the City of Kansas City and Everytown Law signals that our community will not look the other way when it comes to illegal gun trafficking,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in the release. “As we continue working to end the violent crime epidemic in Kansas City, identifying and prosecuting those who illegally obtain or provide guns to those should not have them, as defined by law, will remain part of the solution.”
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas made lowering violent crime in KC a priority when he started office. On Tuesday, he announced a public nuisance lawsuit city officials said will seek accountability for gun trafficking. https://t.co/SkNh5jMJfv https://t.co/ZPMqnZ09OQ
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The lawsuit cites the case of former Kansas City Fire Captain James Samuels, who was charged in federal court in 2018 for allegely trafficking in firearms to be sold to felons.
