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Jury orders ghost gun company to pay $104.2 million in Kentucky teen death
A Kentucky jury awarded $104.2 million to the family of an 18-year-old who died by suicide after buying a pistol build kit online. The verdict followed a two-day trial on whether the seller violated federal age and background-check rules.
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A Louisville jury ordered Husky Armory LLC to pay $104.2 million in a wrongful-death case involving an 18-year-old Kentucky resident who died by suicide six days after purchasing a Glock-style pistol build kit from the company in 2023. The family said the teenager assembled the handgun in his garage and used it to end his life.
The verdict included $4.2 million in economic damages and $100 million in punitive damages.
Background on the case The lawsuit alleged the company sold the kit without conducting age verification or a background check, despite federal rules that took effect after a 2022 Supreme Court decision. The company, based in Omaha, Nebraska, did not appear at trial, and a state court had already entered a default judgment against it.
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