Turning tragedy into advocacy: TBI survivor and son of Weil Institute team member takes stand against gun violence

Excerpt adapted from article originally published in the Detroit Free Press

Guy Boyd, the son of Weil Institute administrative specialist Denise Wieck, said he had never heard of a ghost gun — a homemade gun made from parts — until his best friend at the time assembled his own pistol and shot Boyd in the face when they were both 17. On Monday, Boyd filed a lawsuit in Washtenaw County Circuit Court against his former friend and the company accused of illegally selling him ghost gun kits.

Wieck called her son's lawsuit part of a "healing process" but more importantly, a vehicle to increase awareness of gun violence involving ghost guns, she said. The two have plans to teach gun safety to young people.