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  Chicago drops first version of lawsuit vs Glock, refiles new complaint in Cook County, also accusing gun shops

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jul 23, 2024 @ 1:00pm

  The lawsuit is the first of its kind under a new Illinois state law designed to make gunmakers pay for allegedly making Chicago's gang-related gun violence problems worse. Specifically, the new lawsuit accuses Glock of allegedly making it too easy to modify Glock semiautomatic pistols into fully automatic "machine guns"

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  Everytown for Gun Safety files amicus brief supporting gun ban; Attorneys donated to Democrat justices set to hear legislation challenge

  By Steve Korris | Monday, Mar 13, 2023 @ 5:28pm

  EAST ST. LOUIS – National group Everytown for Gun Safety moved on March 9 to file a brief as friend of U. S. district court in favor of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s law regulating semi automatic weapons and "high capacity" magazines.

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  Smith & Wesson: Highland Park shootings class actions are try by lawyers to sidestep feds, undermine 2nd Amendment

  By Scott Holland | Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 @ 11:28am

  Gunmaker said the class action complaints, which were filed in Lake County Circuit Court, hinge on the definition of "machine gun" under federal law and firearm regulations

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  Lawsuits: Smith & Wesson should pay for Highland Park shootings; Shooter allegedly influenced by marketing

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Sep 28, 2022 @ 6:21pm

  The lawsuits build on the campaign to use such litigation to make gun manufacturers liable for the criminal actions of others using firearms the manufacturers have made

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