Attorney General of New York Letitia James speaks at the Global Citizen NOW Summit at The Glasshouse, April 28, 2023, in New York.A Georgia company that made a gun accessory the shooter in the 2022used to modify his AR-15 rifle into "an even deadlier" weapon is being accused in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday by New York Attorney General Letitia James of aiding and abetting in the racially-motivated rampage that killed 10 Black people.
Payton Gendron is escorted back into the courtroom by deputies after a disruption during sentencing, Feb. 15, 2023, in Buffalo, N.Y.The lawsuit includes a photo of the device’s packaging with instructions for removing the device. According to the lawsuit, Gendron purchased a used AR-15 that had an MA Lock installed in January 2022. According the lawsuit and to writings Gendron posted online and reviewed by investigators, Gendron removed the MA Lock within a few minutes at home, using a power drill with a #2 speed out drill bit, the same tool advised in Mean Arms’ removal instructions.