Baltimore’s $62 Million Ghost Gun Verdict: Accountability or Scapegoating?
On August 26, 2025, a Baltimore City jury delivered what city leaders call a “historic” victory: a $62 million judgment against Hanover Armory, an Anne Arundel County firearms retailer accused of fueling Baltimore’s ghost gun crisis. Mayor Brandon Scott hailed it as the largest verdict against a gun dealer in U.S. history, while the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence called it a “neon bright…












