McFadyen v. GhostGunner Inc. The first-ever civil lawsuit by victims of gun violence against the ghost gun industry In McFadyen v. GhostGunner Inc., Brady and the international law firm Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe represent the survivors and the families of the people killed in the 2017 mass shooting in Rancho Tehama, California. The case is the nation's first civil lawsuit by victims of gun violence against the ghost gun industry. The Rancho Tehama gunman was legally prohibited from purchasing firearms but obtained two AR-15-style ghost gun kits and firearm parts. He used those home-assembled firearms to kill five people and injure 18 others at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. Brady Legal alleges in the complaint that the defendants have chosen to engage in a business that utilizes online loopholes that enable prohibited purchasers to acquire weapons without a Brady Background Check or any interaction with a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL). In doing so, Brady Legal alleges that the defendants have chosen to intentionally undermine federal and state gun laws by designing, marketing, and selling ghost gun kits and firearm parts. Learn More
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Polymer80 The nation’s largest ghost gun manufacturer In June 2022, Brady Legal and Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, filed a lawsuit representing the City of Baltimore against Polymer80 – the nation’s largest manufacturer of home-assembled ghost guns – for fueling gun violence in the city. The danger posed by the proliferation of ghost guns throughout Baltimore City cannot be understated. Brady’s complaint cites that Polymer80 accounts for 91% of all ghost guns recovered by police in Baltimore from January 2020 to April 2022. Prior to 2018, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) had never recovered a ghost gun. In 2021, the BPD recovered a total of 324 ghost guns, or 14% of all firearms recovered. As of May 2022, the BPD has recovered more than 187 ghost guns — nearly double the amount recovered in 2021 for the same time period. Learn More