One gun sold to another buyer was recovered by Chicago police just a month after the purchase at Westforth, according to the lawsuit. All but one was sold to buyers in Chicago, according to the lawsuit. Ivery purchased ten guns in multiple sale transactions, and nine others at intervals designed to avoid federal reporting requirements. One man, 24-year-old Darryl Ivery Jr., purchased 19 handguns from Westforth Sports over the course of seven months in 2020, according to the lawsuit. The documents, according to the lawsuit, show Westforth Sports is known to have sold at least 180 guns to at least 40 people later charged with federal crimes in connection with the purchases. The lawsuit alleges that a review of federal prosecutions from December 2014 to April 2021 for illegal gun purchases in the Northern District of Indiana revealed approximately 44% of the cases involved sales at Westforth Sports. 'Time and time again, however, it has become even more clear that holding accountable all those who contribute to gun violence here, regardless of where they are located, is key to our ability to create a safer Chicago.'Īccording to the complaint, studies of firearms recovered by law enforcement between 20 'consistently rank Westforth as the highest out-of-state supplier of crime guns in the city, responsible for more than 850 recovered crime guns over this period.' 'I've worked tirelessly to reduce violence to keep our streets safe,' Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement Monday.

The suit, filed with the litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and the law firm Mayer Brown LLP, seeks 'long overdue accountability' in the form of unspecified damages and an order requiring the store to cease practices contributing to gun trafficking.

in Gary, Indiana, has 'engaged in a pattern of illegal sales that has resulted in the flow of hundreds, if not thousands, of illegal firearms into the City of Chicago,' according to the lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County. CHICAGO – The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday against a northern Indiana gun store it claims is one of the main sources of illicit firearms for the city's criminal market.

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