$1.75m settlement for "magazine lock" that doesn't lock

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NY AG said:→

New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with Everytown for Gun Safety, GIFFORDS, John V. Elmore P.C., Connors LLP, and Collins & Collins Attorneys LLC, today announced a global settlement with gun accessory manufacturer MEAN LLC (Mean Arms), for aiding the Buffalo Tops shooter in possessing an assault weapon in New York. New York law bans the possession of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Mean Arms manufactures, sells, and distributes a magazine lock, known as the MA Lock, that it markets as a device to lock a magazine onto a rifle. However, the lock can easily be removed so that detachable magazines, including high-capacity magazines, can be inserted. The Buffalo shooter purchased an AR-15-style rifle with an MA Lock, easily removed the lock, and added 30-round detachable magazines, turning his rifle into an assault weapon that is illegal in New York.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) sued Mean Arms in May 2023 for aiding the Tops shooter, after finding the company advertised that the MA Lock is easily detachable and provided step-by-step instructions on how to remove it. The global settlement resolves OAG's lawsuit and resolves all claims brought against Mean Arms by the victims and families of victims of the mass shooting.

As a result of OAG's action, Mean Arms will permanently stop selling the MA Lock in New York, remove any statements that claim the MA Lock is legal in New York, state on all packaging that the MA Lock cannot be sold or resold in New York, and notify all businesses currently selling the MA Lock that the product is not to be sold or resold to individuals and/or businesses in New York. Mean Arms will also pay $1.75 million in restitution to victims' families, injured individuals, and traumatized survivors.
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TL;DR: gimmicks don't work