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The lawsuit suggests Polymer80 "intentionally undermines federal and state firearms laws" by providing ghost gun kits and parts to those who haven't undergone a background check. The lawsuit comes the same that ghost guns were officially banned in Maryland.
“Ghost guns are a devastating menace to the people of Baltimore,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott in a release. "The availability of these weapons – particularly to criminals, juveniles and other people who are prohibited from owning a firearm – presents a growing public health crisis."
Mayor Scott said Polymer80 routinely creates a "marketplace for deadly, untraceable weapons" by catering to those trying to commit crimes while evading law enforcement.
Ghost guns make up 19% of all seized guns in the city and so far this year, police have confiscated more than 187 ghost guns. This is almost double that of last year in the same timeframe, Mayor Scott said.
Polymer80 weapons account for 91% of those guns as well. Officials said the manufacturer needs to be held responsible for adding to the uptick in gun violence in the city.
“Polymer80 must be held accountable for its role in creating the ghost gun crisis in Baltimore,” said Steve Kelly, Partner and Co-Chair of Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Criminal/Sexual Violence Practice Group.
“This lawsuit is the first step in accountability and, hopefully, ending the flow of these deadly firearms in the community,” added Brady Senior Litigation Counsel Philip Bangle.
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