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Criminal,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 11, 2021

Deputies sheriffs shot on patrol sue ‘ghost’ gunmaker

“These do-it-yourself gun kits allow anyone — including those looking to do harm — to build deadly weapons at home with no questions asked,” said Spencer Pahlke of Walkup Melodia, representing the plaintiffs.

Two Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs injured in an ambush last year sued Polymer80, manufacturer of the "ghost gun" they said was used in the attack.

The plaintiffs, represented by Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger and Everytown Law, the legal arm of a group opposed to gun violence, said Polymer80 "knowingly sold firearms in the form of ghost gun kits without serial numbers and without conducting or requiring background checks or ...

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