US EditionMinnesota, Fleet Farm Settle Straw‑purchasing Lawsuit
Fleet Farm will pay $1 million and implement statewide policy and software changes to prevent illegal straw purchases after guns sold were linked to the 2021 St. Paul mass shooting, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a $1 million settlement with Fleet Farm resolving a 2022 lawsuit and requiring significant policy changes in Minnesota stores.
- The suit alleges Fleet Farm sold at least 37 firearms to two people over 16 months, with internal documents showing store managers raised concerns that went unaddressed.
- The settlement mandates Fleet Farm employees who sell firearms follow a warning sign checklist, receive improved training with unannounced compliance checks, use software tracking system and trace-request monitoring system, and adhere to updated employee discipline policies.
- U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim warned, `Those unrecovered firearms pose an ongoing public safety threat to Minnesotans as a whole`, while a 6-year-old boy found a loaded 9mm Glock.
- The agreement also requires Fleet Farm to pay $1 million within 90 days and provide a sworn declaration within one year, while Ellison will release internal documents within 60 days.
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State of Minnesota awarded settlement with Fleet Farm over straw purchases
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The state of Minnesota will be getting a one million dollar settlement over its lawsuit with Fleet Farm. The suit began in 2022 and deals with claims the hardware company allowed guns to be sold to people who then give or sell it to another person, referred to as a straw purchase. Along with the million dollars, the settlement also includes policy changes Fleet Farm will take to help lessen the amount of straw purchases at the …
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Fleet Farm settles Minn. lawsuit over straw purchasing, promises to make policy changes
ST. PAUL — After a straw-purchased gun was used in a St. Paul bar shootout that injured more than a dozen people and killed a bystander, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday they’ve reached a settlement with Fleet Farm. The lawsuit, filed in October 2022 against Fleet Farm, alleged the Wisconsin-based retailer negligently sold firearms to straw purchasers — at least 37 firearms to two people over 16 months. “I took Fleet Far…
Fleet Farm settles suit for $1 million and will make policy changes to prevent illegal gun purchases by straw buyers
Fleet Farm has agreed to pay $1 million and implement “significant” policy changes to prevent the illegal sale of guns to straw buyers, according to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office, which filed the suit.
Fleet Farm settles MN lawsuit over straw purchasing, promises to make policy changes
After a straw-purchased gun was used in a St. Paul bar shootout that injured more than a dozen people and killed a bystander, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday they’ve reached a settlement with Fleet Farm. The lawsuit, filed in October 2022 against Fleet Farm, alleged the Wisconsin-based retailer negligently sold firearms to straw purchasers — at least 37 firearms to two people over 16 months. “I took Fleet Farm to court …
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