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Kansas City is once again suing to shut down an arms manufacturer that received a new federal license after lawsuits and unpaid taxes bankrupted the company, Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Friday.
The city of Kansas City, along with the state of Illinois, is suing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives over its decision to award a federal firearms license to JA Industries, renamed from the now defunct Jimenez Arms. The two governments are joined by the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund.
According to the lawsuit, the three plaintiffs are suing ATF and its leadership over its "arbitrary, capricious and unlawful decision" to award a license to the company, which the lawsuit claims has repeatedly broken federal firearms laws and contributed to gun trafficking.
"It is inexcusable that the regulators we rely on to enforce federal gun laws have failed to take action despite the clear evidence that Jimenez Arms contributed to gun trafficking," Lucas said. "This effort is about accountability - and it's also protecting Kansas City residents by addressing an ongoing threat to public safety in our city."
The lawsuit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. It seeks to force ATF to revoke the license it granted JA Industries.
Link: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248537210.html
The city of Kansas City, along with the state of Illinois, is suing the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives over its decision to award a federal firearms license to JA Industries, renamed from the now defunct Jimenez Arms. The two governments are joined by the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund.
According to the lawsuit, the three plaintiffs are suing ATF and its leadership over its "arbitrary, capricious and unlawful decision" to award a license to the company, which the lawsuit claims has repeatedly broken federal firearms laws and contributed to gun trafficking.
"It is inexcusable that the regulators we rely on to enforce federal gun laws have failed to take action despite the clear evidence that Jimenez Arms contributed to gun trafficking," Lucas said. "This effort is about accountability - and it's also protecting Kansas City residents by addressing an ongoing threat to public safety in our city."
The lawsuit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. It seeks to force ATF to revoke the license it granted JA Industries.
Link: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248537210.html