Jury awards $104M to Kentucky mother of boy who took his own life using ‘ghost gun’ kit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A Louisville mother seeking accountability for her son’s death has secured a judgment believed to be the largest financial award ever entered against a firearms seller in the United States.

Henry Willis, 18, had just graduated from Seneca High School when he died by suicide in 2023.

Mom fights for justice after Kentucky teen takes own life using ‘ghost gun’

Court documents show that on July 6, 2023, Henry bought a pistol-building kit from Husky Armory. The site reportedly advertises the no-background-check, no serial number “ghost gun” kit that includes “everything you need to build your own Glock-style pistol from the comfort of your home,” including a partially assembled frame that can be assembled into a functioning handgun by “nearly anyone with a brain.”

Six days after the kit was delivered, Henry used it to end his life…

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