Baltimore Settles 'Ghost Gun' Lawsuit, Maker Halts MD Sales
BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott this week announced the city reached a settlement with Polymer80, one of the largest manufacturers of ghost gun kits and parts in the United States.
As part of the settlement, the company agreed to pay the city $1.2 million. The manufacturer also will stop selling and advertising its products in the state of Maryland, according to a news release from the mayor’s office.
The settlement also bans all Polymer80 dealers in nearby states from selling ghost guns to Maryland residents or providing customer support to state residents.
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“Nine out of ten homicides in Baltimore City are committed with guns,” Scott said in a statement. “We must hold everyone who has a hand in this violence accountable, from those who choose to pull the trigger, all the way up to the gun dealers and manufacturers responsible for the flow of guns into our city.”
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“Ghost guns” are firearms without serial numbers, which makes the guns largely untraceable. By falsely classifying its kits as “non-firearms,” the mayor’s officer said Polymer80 has “ensured that many of their products end up in the hands of convicted felons and minors.”
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The city filed a lawsuit against the company in 2022 in response to an increase in ghost guns appearing on Baltimore streets and in the hands of minors. The city filed a similar suit against the Hanover Armory gun store, which is scheduled for trial in October.
Maryland lawmakers banned the sale of ghost guns in the state in 2022.
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