NY Says Gun Lock in Buffalo Massacre Helps Dodge Weapons Ban (1)

New York accused a Georgia arms company of making it too easy for customers to remove a device it sells that prevents AR-15-style rifles from accepting detachable magazines, helping gun owners dodge the state’s ban on assault weapons.

A device made by Mean Arms LLC was easily removed from a semiautomatic rifle used by a man who killed 10 people last year in a Buffalo supermarket, allowing him to quickly replace spent magazines, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a lawsuit filed against the company Thursday.

The Buffalo shooter purchased the MA Lock to make his rifle legal ...