LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A mourning Louisville mother believes that proper screening by an online gun distributor could have prevented her son’s death.
Henry Willis, 18, had just graduated from Seneca High School when he died by suicide in 2023.
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.”
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Six days after the kit was delivered, Henry used it to end his life.
Neither Husky Armory nor its parent company is recognized as a federally licensed firearms dealer, the suit alleges. To enter the site, all you do is check a box stating you’re 21 or over.
“A law-abiding, licensed firearms seller would have discovered that it was prohibited from selling a handgun to Henry,” the suit reads…