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Kansas City, Illinois Sue ATF Over Arms Manufacturer License

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.

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