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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jake Offenhartz and Dylan Lovan

Ghost gun company ordered to pay $100M in the death of a Kentucky teen in historic verdict

Ghost Gun Lawsuit - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who had purchased the company's pistol-building kit online.

The verdict — believed to be the largest-ever against a gun dealer — was awarded by a jury Wednesday following a trial focused on whether the vendor, Husky Armory LLC, skirted federal regulations barring the sale of the gun-assembly kits to those under 21.

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