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A Kentucky jury awarded $104 million to the mother of Henry Willis, an 18-year-old who committed suicide after purchasing an illegal ghost gun kit from Husky Armory LLC. The companies involved, Husky Armory LLC and Up North Media LLC, did not respond to the lawsuit or attend the trial. The verdict is described as the largest jury award against a gun dealer in U.S. history.

A ghost gun company, Husky Armory LLC, was ordered to pay $104.2 million in the death of an 18-year-old Kentucky teen who used the company’s pistol-building kit to commit suicide. The verdict, the largest-ever against a gun dealer, followed a trial determining Husky Armory violated federal regulations by selling the kit to a minor.

A ghost gun company, Husky Armory LLC, was ordered to pay $104.2 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who purchased the company's pistol-building kit online. The jury awarded $4.2 million in economic damages and $100 million in punitive damages, finding the company violated federal regulations by selling to a minor.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases challenging assault weapons bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, with arguments over whether such laws violate the Second Amendment. Gun control groups argue the bans are public safety measures, while gun rights advocates claim they are unconstitutional. Similar laws exist in multiple states, and the court's decision could impact firearm regulations nationwide.

The Supreme Court will hear cases challenging bans on semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. Similar laws exist in about a dozen states, including major cities, with gun control groups and rights organizations presenting opposing constitutional arguments.

The Supreme Court struck down a Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns into stores and hotels, ruling 6-3 that it violates Second Amendment rights. The decision allows individuals to carry firearms on private property unless explicitly prohibited by the owner, aligning with recent rulings expanding gun rights. Hawaii had defended the 2023 law as protecting private property owners' discretion, but the Court upheld challenges to it.