Kansas City and the state of Illinois are suing the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for granting a license to an arms manufacturer that had gone bankrupt after being sued last year.
The advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed Friday. The license was granted to JA Industries, a new name for the bankrupt Jimenez Arms.
Kansas City and the gun advocacy group sued Jimenez Arms and others a year ago, alleging that they sold guns illegally in the Kansas City area.