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Gun Company Sued Over Device Enabling High-Capacity Magazines Used in Mass Shooting

  • New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Mean Arms, a Georgia-based company, for selling a device that made it easy for a killer to replace magazines in his AR-15.
  • The device, called an MA lock, was marketed as locking a magazine onto a firearm to prevent gunmen from using detachable magazines, which are illegal in New York.
  • However, the lawsuit alleges that Mean Arms knowingly sells a lock that can easily be removed and even provides step-by-step instructions for removing it on the back of its product packaging.
  • The killer, Peyton Gendron, used 30-round detachable magazines in the shooting, which allowed him to avoid reloading his gun and may have helped him kill more people.
  • The lawsuit claims that Mean Arms sold the locking device "knowing that it can be easily removed to make guns more dangerous."
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