PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration had been planning to sue two “ghost gun” manufacturers for weeks before Monday’s deadly mass shooting in Kingsessing.
That shooting, which claimed the lives of five people ages 15 to 59, tragically underscored why the city wants to combat the untraceable and increasingly widespread firearms that can be purchased without background checks and assembled at home.
The suspect, Kimbrady Carriker, had two firearms in his possession when he was cornered by police: an AR-15-style rifle and a 9mm handgun. Both turned out to be ghost guns, Deputy Police Commissioner Frank J. Vanore Jr. said at a news conference Wednesday announcing the city’s litigation.
