articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2014 armslist llc type private company founded 2007 area served united states of america founder s jon gibbon & brian mancini services web communications website www.armslist.com alexa rank 14 562 august 2014 update 1 type of site classifieds forums registration optional available in english launched 2007 current status active armslist.com is a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to firearms firearms accessories outdoors equipment miscellaneous firearms related materials and discussion forums . armslist has drawn criticism and support due to it facilitating the sale of firearms between individuals online . contents 1 history 2 site characteristics 3 lawsuit 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit armslist.com was founded in 2007 by jon gibbon and brian mancini . both met at the air force academy and came up with the idea after reading that craigslist was banning all gun related ads . they decided to create an online classifieds website where gun sellers could post ads and the site eventually expanded beyond solely firearms listings and into other firearms related products . ever since its founding the site has greatly expanded and now hosts thousands of listings at a time . 2 site characteristics edit before any user can enter the site they must agree to a statement that they are 18 years old will follow all local state and federal laws they will not use armslist for any illegal purposes and several other smaller clauses . the site is formatted with 6 different sections and multiple subsections along with sections dedicated to each state in the united states and regions of those states so that buyers can find local sellers . the sections are firearms firearms accessories outdoors gear other items firearms related events and firearms services . the largest section is firearms which has subsections for antique firearms handguns muzzle loaders national firearms act related firearms rifles and shotguns . each listings provides a location and a way to contact the seller and in many cases picture of the items . 3 4 5 lawsuit edit armslist has faced criticism from many gun control groups because of its business model which provides a way for people to find each other online in order to buy and sell firearms privately and in many cases without a background check . 6 7 in late 2012 the brady campaign filed a lawsuit against armslist on behalf of the family of jitka vesel a woman who was killed by her stalker demetry smirnov who was a russian immigrant living in canada . they claimed that armslist was negligent by allowing him to purchase a weapon privately out of state even though he was ineligible to purchase any firearms and private firearm sales with handguns are restricted to in state sales . armslist responded to the lawsuit by pointing out that site has a disclaimer advising users to follow all federal and state firearms laws . 8 9 10 in august 2013 the lawsuit was dismissed by federal district court judge charles norgle finding that the defendant owes no duty to the general public to operate its website to control private individual users sale of handguns 11 see also edit craigslist references edit armslist.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2014 08 12 . interview with the founders of armslist.com humanevents.com . retrieved august 12 2014 . it s shockingly easy to buy a gun online without a background check business insider . retrieved august 12 2014 . want to buy a gun without a background check armslist can help mother jones . retrieved august 12 2014 . seeking gun or selling one web is a land of few rules new york times . retrieved august 12 2014 . armslist.com makes it easy to avoid background check like craigslist for gun buyers bloomberg new york daily news . retrieved august 12 2014 . armslist.com sells thousands of guns illegally online mayors says huffington post . retrieved august 12 2014 . armslist lawsuit seeks to punish online gun seller narrow loophoole in law the daily beast . retrieved august 12 2014 . lawsuit takes aim at armslist gun website after fatal shooting cbs chicago . retrieved august 12 2014 . brady campaign sues armslist in killer s online gun purchase huffington post . retrieved august 12 2014 . judge dismisses suit against online gun marketplace wall street journal . retrieved august 12 2014 . external links edit armslist homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title armslist & oldid 710564062 categories american websitescompanies established in 2007commerce websitesclassified advertising websitesinternet companies of the united statesfirearm commercehidden categories orphaned articles from august 2014all orphaned articlesarticles containing potentially dated statements from august 2014all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 march 2016 at 18 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view