 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The family of a woman who was murdered last year by a stalker wielding a .40-caliber handgun bought illegally on the internet is suing the gun website through which the firearm was procured for allegedly causing the shooting.
The legal action against Armslist.com, a web listing site that specialises in firearms, is the first of its kind and opens up a new front in the ongoing battle to tighten America's loose gun controls. It was filed in an Illinois court on Wednesday morning by the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence on behalf of the brothers and father of Jitka Vesel, a 36-year-old immigrant from the Czech Republic who was fatally shot on 13 April 2011. The legal action will be closely watched by those involved in the booming internet trade in guns. At least 4,000 sites engage in weapons sales in the US, just 10 of whom list more than 25,000 firearms for purchase at any one time. |
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