41 News (KSHB – Kansas City) reports on Shamberg Johnson & Bergman, joining the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, filing suit against a pawn shop located in Newton, Kansas. SJB alleges the store, named A Pawn Shop, wrongfully and illegally sold an assault rifle and a handgun that was used in a deadly rampage in Hesston, Kansas.
The workplace shooting took place at a lawn equipment factory in February 2016. The shooter, Cedric Ford, killed three and wounded 14 in the attack.
As a convicted felon, Ford was not allowed to possess firearms like the AK-47 style assault semi-automatic rifle or the .40-caliber pistol that were used in the shooting. His girlfriend purchased the guns for Ford from A Pawn Shop in a “straw purchase”. A straw purchase occurs when a person purchases guns specifically for another’s use when the end-user is not lawfully allowed to purchase or possess guns.
SJB and the Brady Center allege A Pawn Shop was aware or should have been aware, Ford’s girlfriend was purchasing the guns on Ford’s behalf.
Link here to read KSHB’s report: https://www.kshb.com/news/state/kansas/pawn-shop-sued-over-2016-kansas-business-shooting.
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