New York State sued makers or sellers of unfinished frames and receivers that can quickly be converted into functional, unregistered, and untraceable “ghost guns.”
Defendants federally removed suit, claiming that the state’s claims, nominally brought under state law, actually raised a “substantial federal question” whether their products qualified as “firearms” or “component parts” thereof within the meaning of a federal law incorporated into the relevant New York law.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
