Philadelphia city officials announced a lawsuit on Wednesday filed against two manufacturers of ghost guns.
JSD Supply and Polymer 80 are named in the suit. Both advertise gun parts for sale that officials say can be purchased by anyone to make a gun.
In the 60-page lawsuit, the city claims the companies ship the parts to addresses in Philadelphia without doing any required background checks, and without verifying the identity or age of the people purchasing the parts. "The manufacturers attempted to avoid liability by claiming it is selling parts, not guns. But the gun kits they sell can be assembled in minutes by virtually anyone," said Mayor Jim Kenny during a news conference on Wednesday.
The city has seen a 300% increase in the number of ghost guns used in crimes over the last four years. In 2019, 95 were used. In 2020, that number increased to 250. In 2021, it doubled to 571. In 2022, the number of ghost guns used in a crime surged to 575. So far in 2023, 292 have been used in crimes
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