Boston Cop Files Suit Against Site He Blames For Being Shot

By Tom Knighton

The firearm industry is an unusual place. After all, if a car is used to run over someone, even if it’s an intentional act, no one thinks to sue Toyota or the dealership that sold the car. The idea of doing so is ridiculous.

But with guns, it happens. In fact, it happens despite federal law protecting companies that sell firearms.

One of the latest examples is a police officer in Boston who is suing Armslist for supposedly being responsible for him being shot.

A Boston police officer is suing the online firearms marketplace where the gun used to shoot him was purchased.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in Suffolk Superior Court, Officer Kurt Stokinger alleges that Armslist.com is a “haven” for illegal gun trafficking with “essentially no rules.” The lawsuit (PDF) details how a New Hampshire woman used the site to buy dozens of guns, including a Glock that she later sold to Grant Headley, a convicted felon who allegedly used the weapon to shoot Stokinger in the leg in 2016.

The lawsuit points out that websites such as eBay, Amazon and Craigslist have long prohibited sales of firearms on their platforms, citing problems with verifying whether buyers were …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms