Suit seeks damages from gun shop that sold gun that killed 7-year-old

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A civil lawsuit filed against a South Williamsport gun shop could be the first to go to court that would hold gun dealers accountable when criminals get their hands on guns, lawyers say.

In April 1999, 7-year-old Nafis Jefferson was fatally shot by another 7-year-old with a revolver they had found under an abandoned car in South Philadelphia.


Police never determined who put the gun under the car, but they learned it came from a gun shop in South Williamsport that sold it for $200 to a straw buyer who illegally resold it on the black market.


That sale and Jefferson's death has spawned a lawsuit, scheduled for trial in July in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, that could break new ground in Pennsylvania in holding gun shop owners responsible for allegedly negligent and irresponsible sales practices, even when they have complied with state and federal laws.


Someone without a criminal record who can pass a computer background check can buy a pistol from a willing gun dealer in a matter of minutes and immediately resell the gun on the street.
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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11342424&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6



Now this is ridiculous. Not only is this 5 years old, but the gun shop clearly upheld the law. I smell money grubbers!