Landmark Settlement with Gun Dealer for Fatal Shooting of 7-Year Old in Gunplay Incident

Nafis Jefferson was fatally shot by another child in a gun play accident who found a gun under a parked car in South Philadelphia.

The gun was traced to as gun dealer who had sold the handgun in a straw purchase under circumstances where the Dealer had “turned a blind eye” and had sold the gun which was then re-sold illegally. Mr. LeWinter co-counseled this case with Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Click here to read more about this case. Read More