Ex-Brady Attorney Debuts Group Targeting Gunmakers With Lawsuits

Litigator Jonathan Lowy on Wednesday debuted a new international-focused nonprofit pledging to bring lawsuits against US gun companies.

The group, called Global Action on Gun Violence, is working with the Canadian and Mexican governments to bring litigation against gun makers.

It is already acting as foreign legal counsel to victims of a 2019 mass shooting in Toronto. The plaintiffs filed the first-ever class action lawsuit in Canada against Smith & Wesson over the design of a weapon used to kill two and wound 13.

The goal is “to stop the gun industry’s negligent business practices,” according to a statement from ...