Buffalo shooting survivors say social media companies enabled the killer

Lawsuits filed by Everytown Law in state court in Buffalo, N.Y. claim that the massacre at Tops supermarket in May 2022 was made possible by a host of companies and individuals. | Scott Olson/Getty ImagesYouTube, Reddit and a body armor manufacturer were among the businesses that helped enable the gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, according to a pair of lawsuits announced Wednesday.

The other lawsuit was brought on behalf of Wayne Jones, the son of Celestine Chaney, who was killed while shopping for strawberry shortcake ingredients with her older sister. RMA Armament is named for providing the body armor Gendron wore during the shooting. Vintage Firearms of Endicott, New York, is singled out for selling the shooter the weapon used in the attack. The lawsuit claims Mean LLC manufactured an easily removable gun lock, offering a way to circumvent New York laws prohibiting assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.

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