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Various handguns as seen on display inside Discount Firearms & Ammo in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2018.

Kansas City, Missouri, sues Nevada gun manufacturer, alleging gun trafficking that contributed to local violence

The lawsuit also alleged that Jimenez Arms knowingly supplied firearms to former Kansas City firefighter and alleged gun trafficker James Samuels even though he did not have a license, and, in doing so, aided a gun trafficking ring that ran from 2013-2018.

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