New York subway shooting victim sues Glock

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is suing Glock, the manufacturer of the firearm used in the attack, saying its marketing efforts appeal to criminals.

Ilene Steur, 49, was one of 10 people shot on April 12 as a crowded subway train pulled into a Brooklyn station.Steur's civil suit - which was filed in federal court on Tuesday - accuses Austria-based Glock of employing"marketing that emphasises firearm characteristics such as their high capacity and ease of concealment, that appeal to prospective purchasers with criminal intent."

It also says the company intentionally supplied"more firearms than the legitimate market could bear in order to induce sales in the secondary market," and failed to train dealers on how to avoid illegal firearms purchases. Mark Shirian, one of Steur's attorneys, said:"Gun manufacturers do not live in a bubble. They are aware that their marketing strategies are empowering purchasers with ill intent and endangering the lives of innocent people.Glock's US subsidiary did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday .

 

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