Highland Park group creates public database to name companies tied to assault weapon manufacturers
A Highland Park community group called the Highland Park Peace Project (HP3) is maintaining a public database that names and shames companies it categorizes as "enablers" of gun manufacturers — specifically those doing business with the five major civilian-facing assault weapon manufacturers. The group verifies each enabler through public records, bankruptcy filings, legal documents, and annual reports. This grassroots accountability effort runs parallel to Illinois' assault weapons ban, which was created after the 2022 Highland Park July 4 mass shooting and is now facing legal challenges.
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We've … allowed corporations and consumers to ask for accountability
Each enabler is verified by trawling through records, bankruptcy filings, legal documents and annual reports
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