Hey Socal is reporting that Guns N' Roses has filed a lawsuit against an online gun store called Texas Guns and Roses for unspecified damages, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that the seller is attempting to con consumers into believing the website is associated with the band.
The lawsuit, obtained by City News Service, alleges that Texas company Jersey Village Florist operates the online store, texasgunsandroses.com, selling firearms, ammunition, scopes and body armor through the mail "without GNR’s approval, license or consent."
GNR says it became aware of the name Texas Guns and Roses in October 2019. Several months later, lawyers for the band sent a cease-and-desist letter requesting that the defendant voluntarily cancel its registration of the name. But, Jersey Village Florist continues to use the name and "intentionally trade on GNR’s goodwill, prestige and fame without GNR’s approval, license or consent," according to the complaint.
"This is particularly damaging to GNR given the nature of defendant’s business," the lawsuit contends. "GNR, quite reasonably, does not want to be associated with defendant, a firearms and weapons retailer. Furthermore, defendant espouses political views related to the regulation and control of firearms and weapons on the website that may be polarizing to many U.S. consumers."
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