Overview
- Georgia-based MEAN Arms will pay $1.75 million to victims’ families, injured individuals, and other survivors of the 2022 Tops supermarket attack.
- Settlement terms require ending MA Lock sales in New York, removing claims of state legality, adding no-sale labels, and notifying sellers of the restriction.
- Court filings state the company agreed to the deal without admitting or denying the allegations.
- Plaintiffs’ attorneys said related resolutions include the permanent closure of Vintage Firearms and its owner forgoing a federal firearms license, with agreements involving the gunman’s parents kept confidential.
- Other civil cases continue against a body-armor manufacturer and social media platforms, and the shooter faces a federal hate-crime trial in which prosecutors seek the death penalty.